Alisal and Pacific Grove are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Alisal Trojans will square off against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alisal came up short against Palma on Tuesday, falling 68-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered against the Chieftains since January 14, 2020.
The losing side was boosted by Misael Palafox, who posted 17 points. That was a full 35.4% of Alisal's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Nava, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove fought the good fight in their overtime game against Monterey on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dores. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Breakers still had to take the loss.
Alisal will need focus on slowing down Gabriel Valencia, one of several Pacific Grove players who made an impact when they last played. He went 10 of 23 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. Valencia continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sergen Serttunc, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 21 points.
Pacific Grove's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Alisal, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Alisal came up short against Pacific Grove in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 79-71. Can Alisal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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