It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Blue Ridge Barons can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 91-63 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Blue Ridge has struggled against Paul VI recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge had strong showings from Markus Robinson, who scored 20 points, and Shanon Simango, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Simango has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kamren Martin, who scored four points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Blue Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-11. As for Paul VI, the victory (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 32-2.
Blue Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Paul VI, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:00 p.m. on March 2nd. One thing working in St. Anne's-Belfield's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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