Basketball Recap: Eric Lerma's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hueneme over Carpinteria

Hueneme was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 68-55 to the Carpinteria Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-54 last Saturday.

Eric Lerma

Rebounds (Career)

02/04/25 vs Carpinteria	8
01/23/25 vs Malibu	7
01/15/25 @ Santa Paula	6
12/28/24 vs Sherman Oaks CES	6
12/30/24 @ Newbury Park	5

Hueneme lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Eric Lerma, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Lerma a new career-high in boards. Adrian Pulido was another key player, putting up eight points.

Hueneme's loss dropped their record down to 2-24. As for Carpinteria, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.

As of now, neither Hueneme nor Carpinteria have any future games scheduled.