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| 03/19/25 - Neutral | 48-45 W |
| 12/17/24 - Away | 62-56 W |
| 03/01/24 - Home | 50-34 W |
| 01/18/24 - Home | 62-50 W |
| 03/03/23 - Away | 48-73 L |
| + 5 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nitro had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Ripley Vikings 48-45. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Nitro found their leader in sophomore Collin Crouch, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Landon Poniatowski was another key player, putting up six points and eight boards.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brandon Sias, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 15 points. That's the most points Sias has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Stellato, who earned 11 points and seven rebounds.
Nitro's victory bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Ripley, they moved to 19-6 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Nitro Wildcats duke it out with Shady Spring Tigers at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Nitro will need to watch out since Shady Spring has now posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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