It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Middle Early College Kats had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 67-57. Given Middle Early College's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Cleveland Hill is ranked 646th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Javier Nelson, who scored 20 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ralph White, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Cleveland Hill struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Middle Early College has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Cleveland Hill, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11.
Middle Early College does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cleveland Hill also has no future games currently scheduled.
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