San Juan was the 84-36 winner over Green River when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The San Juan Broncos were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 54-53 to the Green River Pirates.
Jagger Nieves and Tripp Palmer certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Nieves earned 17 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Palmer scored 15 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Palmer a new career-high in assists (four). Jake Ivins was another key player, earning seven points in addition to 11 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, San Juan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jason Hernandez, who went 9 for 18 en route to 25 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was Antonio Macias, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and four steals.
San Juan's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Green River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. San Juan will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Millard at 7:00 p.m. on December 4th. Green River also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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