It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Arickaree Bison can now relate to. They fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 63-61. Arickaree's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Arickaree lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being NICHOLAS HERMES, who scored 19 points along with six steals. HERMES has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was JAKE KING, who scored 13 points along with seven steals.
Grant Kuntz was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds for Lone Star. Kuntz hasn't dropped below five steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Hermosillo, who scored 12 points.
Arickaree's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Lone Star, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Arickaree will take on Denver Waldorf at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Arickaree is coming into the match with 11 straight defeats on the road, meaning Denver Waldorf will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Lone Star, they will challenge Idalia at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Idalia will be up against Lone Star's rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.56 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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