Basketball Recap: Luke Felsen's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Winters over Paradise

Winters was the 60-55 winner over Paradise when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Winters Warriors fell just short of the Paradise Bobcats by a score of 44-42 on Friday.

Winters lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luke Felsen, who posted 19 points and three steals. The game was Felsen's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Brown, who put up eight points and nine rebounds.

Winters' loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5. As for Paradise, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winters will challenge Durham at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winters is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season. As for Paradise, they will face off against Pierce at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pierce also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 53.9 points per game.