Verdugo Hills entered their matchup against Glendale on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Verdugo Hills Dons took a blow against the Glendale Nitros, falling 70-33. The Dons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-14.
Verdugo Hills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Charles Palacios, who scored four points along with four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of William Gharabekyan, who had a point in addition to ten rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Verdugo Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Leading Glendale to victory were Mason Manalo and Joshua Ballard. Manalo dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Ballard almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Manalo is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. Roman Ramirez was another key player, posting seven points along with eight rebounds.
Verdugo Hills' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Glendale, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Verdugo Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 63-47 win against Sylmar on the 22nd. Glendale has also already played their next contest, an 88-59 defeat against Pilibos on the 22nd.
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