It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the North Newton Spartans can now relate to. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 58-56. North Newton has not had much luck with Illiana Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
North Newton's loss on Wednesday came despite strong showings from Evan Gagnon and Patrick Barry. Gagnon scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals, while Barry scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 44.6% of North Newton's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Stalewski, who scored nine points.
Illiana Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaac Sherwood out in front who scored 16 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Tanner Post, who scored nine points.
North Newton's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Illiana Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
North Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Illiana Christian, they will challenge Andrean at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Illiana Christian is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Andrean will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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