Oceanside lost against Sage Creek back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Oceanside Pirates had to suffer through a 73-33 loss at the hands of the Sage Creek Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 738th, while the Bobcats are ranked 185th).
Oceanside lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jaeliin Watts, who posted seven points. Another player making a difference was Tan Nguyen, who scored eight points and five rebounds.
Sage Creek was led to victory by Elijah Stephens and Jordan Barnhart. Stephens had 20 points and six boards, while Barnhart put up 16 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Barnhart a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Naccarato, who earned seven points and five assists.
Oceanside now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Sage Creek, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Oceanside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-42 defeat against Canyon Crest Academy on the 5th. As for Sage Creek, they have also already played their next matchup, a 70-58 victory against Hoover on the 5th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
