The Erie Red Devils and the Sacred Heart Knights squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Erie Red Devils had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Knights on the road and fell 74-35. Erie's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Ethan Dillinger and Reid Duff certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Dillinger dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds, while Duff scored 17 points. That was a full 48.6% of Erie's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Erie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sacred Heart, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lyndon at 4:00 p.m. on March 8th. Lyndon is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Sacred Heart will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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