The Sunset Apollos and the West Linn Lions squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Sunset Apollos had to settle for second. They took a 80-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), Sunset still had to take the loss.
Sunset's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Morris-rexford, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Gabby Ramm, who scored 14 points.
West Linn got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaylor Buse out in front who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buse has scored all season. Reese Jordan was another key contributor, almost dropping a triple-double on 20 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists.
Sunset's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-13. As for West Linn, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Sunset does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Linn, they will square off against Southridge at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in West Linn's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
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