It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Iola can now relate to. They received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 56-39 to the Caney Valley Bullpups. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bullpups this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 80-77 back in January.
Iola lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Nick Bauer, who posted seven points and four steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cortland Carson, who had ten points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Iola's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Caney Valley, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
As of now, neither Iola nor Caney Valley have any future games scheduled.
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