Marian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 57-44 to the Cypress Park Tigers. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly 13 points.
Despite the loss, Marian still got an impressive performance from Lamonte Butler, who earned 18 points plus eight rebounds. Ehud Tesfaye was another key player, earning nine points along with five rebounds.
Royce Shelton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cypress Park, going 8 for 13 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. Shelton has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joshua Augmon, who had six points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cypress Park, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Marian has already played their next match, a 67-57 win against Prep Student Academic Training Academy National on the 26th. As for Cypress Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-55 loss against BigTyme Prep Academy on the 26th.
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