With a playoff game on the line, the Southwood Knights rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Raiders, posting a 81-50 victory on the road. Southwood's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Southwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Will Winer out in front who scored 20 points along with eight assists and eight steals. It was the first time this season that Winer posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Wilcox, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chandler Oswalt, who scored 13 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Perrin Gates, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
Southwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-15 record this season. As for Southern Wells, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
Southwood will challenge Fort Wayne Canterbury at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Southwood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday. Southern Wells does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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