It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Shasta can now relate to. They lost to the Weed Cougars on the road by a 63-48 margin on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost nine in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Mt. Shasta lost, don't look at Brooks Andrus. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Mt. Shasta's points, marking the third time in a row Andrus has had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Noah Yager, who earned nine points.
Even though they lost, Mt. Shasta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 14 consecutive matches.
Mt. Shasta's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Weed, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-6.
Mt. Shasta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Weed, they have already played their next game, a 73-54 victory against Portola on the 1st.
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