It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Middlesex Chargers can now relate to. They lost to the Red Devils on the road by a decisive 66-51 margin on Saturday. Middlesex's defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Several Chargers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kellen Layne, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Dandy, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Troy Henderson was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points along with five steals for Lancaster. Henderson is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Keyvontrez Bunns was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
Middlesex's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season.
Middlesex will head out on the road to square off against Carver College and Career Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Middlesex focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday. As for Lancaster, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th.
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