Game Results:
City Reapers 78, Cold Hearts 61
The City Reapers came out on a mission in the early game on Friday in Indianapolis, demolishing the Cold Hearts 78-61 to clinch the two seed in the playoffs. The Cold Hearts were unable to find an answer for Jahki Howard, who was a scoring machine from all over the floor, finishing with 19 points. The Reapers land the two seed over the Cold Hearts and as such are one of two teams to earn a bye from the first two rounds of the playoffs
Jah Jackson imposed his will in the paint all afternoon for the Reapers, finishing with just his second double-double of the season with 18 points and ten rebounds. Amari Evans put the finishing touches on his Defensive Player of the Year campaign, notching three steals, his eighth game with three or more steals this season, while also logging four points, eight rebounds and five assists
The Cold Hearts land as the number three seed heading into the playoffs and in doing so have earned a first round bye. Despite a down day for the Cold Hearts, Mikel Brown Jr. had his largest scoring output since the season opener, recording 20 points, which included five triples. In just his sixth game of the season, Marcis Ponder proved he is capable of making an impact on the defensive end, finishing with two blocks and a steal
With Eli Ellis out, most of the starters playing limited minutes. With the one seed locked up, the YNG Dreamerz fell to a hungry RWE squad 97-78. Karter Knox stayed hot, going for 20+ points for the sixth time in his last seven games, as he finished his night with 30 points and four steals in what was an all-around dominant performance. With the win, RWE moved to 9-8 and will await the result of the Jelly Fam vs. Diamond Doves to determine whether they will finish with the fourth or fifth seed ️
Daquan Davis also finished with 22 points on a perfect 8-for-8 from the field, while also dishing out four assists, a solid number for the league leader in assists this season. Darrion Sutton stuffed the stat sheet this afternoon with ten points, eight rebonds and four assists as he continues to round out his game as RWE prepares for the postseason
The YNG Dreamerz came into this game with the one seed already locked up and played each of their starters under ten minutes in this contest. In an increased role, Ty Burton had one of his strongest games of the season, finishing with 14 points and a career-high four triples. Chanx Martin was relentlessly crashing the boards, as he finished with a season-high nine rebounds while also scoring six points of his own
The two final games of the regular season will be played later this evening in Phoenix and then the playoffs will kick-off at 7PM on Tuesday with two high-pressure, single elimination games to be aired on YouTube
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