It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Timpview Thunderbirds can now relate to. They took a 72-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks on Tuesday. Timpview's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Timpview still got an impressive performance from Dean Rueckert, who scored 25 points. Aisa Galea'i was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Alta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxon Johnson led the charge by scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zak Paepke, who scored 16 points.
Timpview's loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7. As for Alta, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3.
Timpview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alta, they will challenge Olympus at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympus knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Alta likes a good challenge.
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