It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Napoleon Wildcats can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 49-48 to the Indians. Napoleon's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shawnee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Beckett Bertke, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Bertke is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevick Bertke, who scored 12 points along with seven assists and three blocks.
Napoleon's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Shawnee, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Napoleon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shawnee, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on March 9th. Memorial is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Shawnee will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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