Basketball Game Recap: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Norco Cougars
By Team Reports
Dec 23, 2023, 7:28pm
Recap: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Norco Cougars
The Granite Hills Eagles pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 81-61 loss at the hands of Norco. Granite Hills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
It was another big night for Matthew Mendias, who scored 28 points along with six assists and four steals for Norco. The match was Mendias' 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ramiro Morales, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 assists.
Granite Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Norco, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-7.
Granite Hills and High Tech SD will round out the year against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. High Tech SD is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. Norco will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Redlands East Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Redlands East Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Friday.
