Canyon Springs lost against Hemet two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Canyon Springs Cougars took a hard 80-61 fall against the Hemet Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 232nd).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabriel Serrato, who posted nine points, to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Josiah McMillan, who had 11 points.
Cruz Plascencia had a dynamite game for Hemet, going 9 of 13 on his way to 24 points. That's the most points Plascencia has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Skinner, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Canyon Springs and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Hemet, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Canyon Springs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 88-56 victory against Vista del Lago on the 6th. As for Hemet, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-61 win against Elsinore on the 6th.
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