It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Mifflinburg Wildcats can now relate to. They fell 53-44 to the Bluejays on Friday. Mifflinburg was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Central Columbia apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Central Columbia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Beagle, who scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Beagle has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Gump, who scored 12 points.
Mifflinburg's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Central Columbia, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Mifflinburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Central Columbia's road trip will continue as they head out to face Shamokin Area at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th. Shamokin Areapresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Central Columbia in Pennsylvania (Shamokin Area is ranked 107th, while Central Columbia is ranked 259th).
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