The Verdugo Hills Dons suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Poly by a score of 59-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Verdugo Hills lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alexander Martinez. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was William Gharabekyan, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Verdugo Hills were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poly only posted eight assists.
It was another big night for JD Wyatt, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Poly. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Wyatt has scored at least a third of Poly's points. Jao Libunao was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Verdugo Hills and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for Poly, they pushed their record up to 8-14 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Verdugo Hills on the road again on Friday and play against Arleta at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. As for Poly, they will be playing at home against Grant at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grant presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Poly in California (Grant is ranked 262nd, while Poly is ranked 680th).
