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The Reedley Pirates
came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat the Edison Tigers
62-54 in a crucial NYL encounter. With the victory the Pirates
improved to 4-0 in league action and 16-2 on the season.
The Pirates trailed
48-41 early in the final quarter when Jon Wallen scored three baskets
and Abel Lucca added a hoop of his own to pull the Pirates within one
at 50-49. Reedley took the lead at 51-50 with just under three
minutes remaining on a basket by Pepijn Dekker off of an assist from
Colin Hofer. Then Jon Lepp took over, scoring all his six points
on the night in the final 2:24 to secure the win.
It was a game of wild
momentum swings. Coach Darren Minami said that "it was a
game of runs and we had the run at the end." Indeed the
Reedley coach saw his team's 16-10 first quarter lead evaporate as the
lightening quick Tigers blazed to a 16-0 run to open the second
quarter.
Edison's quickness and
rebounding prowess, especially on the offensive boards, plagued the
Pirates all night long. However, in the final minutes the
Pirates maintained their composure and Dekker, Hofer, and Wallen all
grabbed big rebounds down the stretch. In the end it was,
as coach Minami stated, "a great win for the program."
Wallen led the Pirates
in scoring with 16. Hofer followed with 14 and Lucca tallied 11.
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