Basketball Recap: Holtville Vikings vs. Central Spartans
Holtville and Central met for a duel on Thursday where Holtville had to take the L. The Holtville Vikings had to suffer through a 101-34 loss at the hands of the Central Spartans. The Vikings have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
James Tovar had a dynamite game for Central, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points plus six assists and five steals. Tovar has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Mendez, who went 9 for 14 en route to 18 points plus three steals.
Holtville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Holtville will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Desert Mirage at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Central also won't see the court for a while: their next matchup is against Olympian at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Olympian likes a good challenge.
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