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Raider boys beat Bridgeport, lose to Brewster in district playoffs

Will host Manson Thursday

The Raiders won their first basketball game of the district playoffs then lost the second last week, and now must beat Manson at home Thursday to stay alive.

Lake Roosevelt defeated the Bridgeport Mustangs 63-31 on Feb. 9.

Bridgeport led briefly in the first quarter, but LR led 14-10 at the end of it, then continued to control the game, leading 29-18 at the end of the half and 47-24 at the end of the third quarter.

LR played Brewster on the road on Saturday, losing 77-56.

A home game is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. LR, seeded third in the Central Washington 2B league/District 6, will host fifth-seeded Manson.

LR needs to win to keep their season going.

Manson lost by just six points on Saturday, 67-61, against the top-seeded Okanogan Bulldogs.

The winner of the Feb. 17 LR/Manson game will face the loser of the Brewster/Okanogan game Feb. 19 at that team's gym with a time still to be decided, with the loser out. The winner moves on to the upcoming regional tournament Feb. 25-26 at neutral locations still to be determined.

 

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