With a playoff game on the line, the Birmingham Patriots rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with an 83-71 win over the Lancers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was RONALD MERRILL, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points MERRILL has scored all season. Jordan Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Birmingham's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-12. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Grant, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7.
Birmingham will square off against King/Drew at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (King/Drew is ranked 201st, while Birmingham is ranked 194th). Grant does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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