It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Pyramid Lake Lakers can now relate to. They were the victim of a rough 68-43 loss at the hands of the Vandals on Friday. While losing is never fun, Pyramid Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Eureka is ranked 20th).
When it comes to explaining why Pyramid Lake lost, one person who can't be blamed is Takoda Rivers. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 48.8% of Pyramid Lake's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Hall, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Pyramid Lake's loss dropped their record down to 18-14. As for Eureka, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 25-0.
Pyramid Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eureka, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-41 win vs. Smith Valley on the 24th.
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