Mt. Blue and Brewer squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Mt. Blue had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the Brewer Witches. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Witches this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 35-32 back in January.
Brewer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ollie Higgins led the charge by going 8-for-13 to rack up 22 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Higgins a new career-high in points. Owen Fullerton was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and nine assists.
Mt. Blue's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Brewer, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Mt. Blue does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brewer, they will take on Hampden at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Brewer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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