It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Luray Bulldogs had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with an 80-67 win over the Indians. The victory was just what Luray needed coming off of a 79-56 loss in their prior game.
Leading Luray to victory were Blake Jenkins and Christian Lentz. Jenkins almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds, while Lentz dropped a double-double on 26 points and 20 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jenkins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Owens, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Luray is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Fort Defiance, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-12.
Luray is on the road again on Friday and plays Madison County at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Madison County is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Luray will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Fort Defiance does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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