It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Santa Cruz Cardinals had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Knights with a 61-56 win. The win was nothing new for Santa Cruz as they're now sitting on four straight.
Santa Cruz got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Dotten out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kirby Seals was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with three blocks.
Santa Cruz's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Bullard, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-9.
Santa Cruz has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Alemany at 4:00 p.m. on March 8th. Alemany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Santa Cruz likes a good challenge. Bullard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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