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The Raiders' Lorenzo Rodriguez attempts to get past the defense of a Cougars player Saturday in a semifinal game at Jackson Intermediate. It was a Rodriguez bucket in double OT that sent the team to next Saturday's city championship game.Two spine-tingling semifinal contests highlighted the opening day to the 9 and 10-year-old boys Division II basketball playoffs at Jackson Intermediate School Saturday.
The Beast Mode were on the short end of a 13-11 score in the opening minutes of the six-minute fourth period, but that's when Castillo, Jones and Wilson put the momentum in their team's corner. The very tall Castillo tied the game with 2:30 remaining in the contest, before Jones put the club in front to stay.
Wilson was also instrumental on the defensive side. On back-to-back Lockdown possessions, Wilson came up with steals. In between the steals, the youngster missed two free-throw attempts but he made up for that with the thefts. Obviously, the two steals also reduced the amount of time that the Lockdown, playing the game with only five players, could rally.
The Beast Mode began their day with another cliffhanger, nipping the Elite 15-14. The team had a seemingly comfortable 15-9 lead, before the Elite scored the game's last five points. But the Elite also missed four free-throw attempts in that same stretch, going 2-for-6. The Beast Mode trailed 7-6, before scoring six unanswered points to take the lead for good.
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