The Wellington Wolverines and the Lake Worth Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Wellington Wolverines had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 49-46. That's two games in a row now that Wellington has lost by exactly three points.
Wellington's loss came despite strong showings from Toney Collins and Elyjah Freeman. Collins scored 17 points along with five rebounds, while Freeman scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Freeman hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Reinhardt, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6. As for Lake Worth, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-9.
Wellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lake Worth's road trip will continue as they head out to face Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Oak Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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