The Gregory Gorillas and the Wessington Springs Spartans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Gregory Gorillas had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 54-33 walloping at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, Gregory can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while Wessington Springs is ranked 35th).
Gregory's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Regan Graesser, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dani VanderWerff, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Gregory's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Wessington Springs, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Gregory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wessington Springs, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-49 loss vs. Tripp-Delmont/Armour on the 22nd.
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