The Jesuit Marauders and the Oakland Tech Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Jesuit Marauders had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 58-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Jesuit lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kevin Haupt, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Cole Epperson, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Jesuit's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9. As for Oakland Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oakland Tech, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-55 win vs. Del Oro on the 2nd.
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