It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Platte County Pirates can now relate to. They fell to the Bulldogs 37-33. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Platte County came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Kearney is ranked 175th).
Kearney found their leader in underclassman Brooke Paalhar, who scored 19 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Paalhar has scored all season. Addison Taylor was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Platte County's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Kearney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-18.
Platte County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kearney also has no future games currently scheduled.
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