The class of Unrivaled certified their status to close out Week 6.
On Monday night, second-place Rose gutted out a 58-53 win over Laces to clinch their spot in the four-team playoff field, while league-leading Lunar Owls cruised past Phantom, 92-79, eliminating the Ghost Gang from playoff contention.
Laces’ loss also shook up the race for the final two playoff spots. With Laces, Vinyl and Mist all owning 5-7 records, Vinyl currently has the tiebreak advantage, putting them in third place. Mist sits in fourth place, leaving Laces, at least for the moment, outside of the playoffs. That’s certain to change in the season’s final week. But first, here’s what happened on Monday night:
Chelsea Gray clinches playoffs for Rose
This battle for second place was appropriately gritty.
After Laces streaked out to an early advantage, Rose worked their way back into the contest by the end of the first quarter, with Ariel Atkins hitting a shot just before the period ended to knot the game at 17-17. Things remained tight throughout the second, with Rose entering the half up 31-30. A similar script played out throughout the third, although a late bucket from Chelsea Gray gave Rose a little more breathing room ahead of the untimed fourth quarter, with the 47-44 score setting the…
