Balboa falls despite strong effort from Je'Mon Brown

By Team Reports Feb 13, 2024, 4:46pm

Recap: Balboa Buccaneers vs. Mission Bears

After flying high against the O'Connell Boilermakers last Wednesday, the Balboa Buccaneers came back down to earth. Balboa fell just short of Mission by a score of 74-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (71), Balboa still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Balboa lost on Monday, one person who can't be blamed is Je'Mon Brown. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Davonte Lindsey, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Balboa's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-17. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Mission, their win bumped their record up to 3-16.

Balboa will head out on the road to take on Galileo at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Balboa has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Mission does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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