It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Strasburg Indians had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 68-19 victory over the Danes. Strasburg has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Strasburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austin Velasco, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Landen Martin, who scored 12 points.
Despite the loss, Fountain Valley still got an impressive performance from Asa Almgren, who scored six points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Almgren hasn't dropped below two blocks for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Prantl, who scored four points.
Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Fountain Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Strasburg and Highland will face off at 2:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Highland's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matchups. Fountain Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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