The Holtville Vikings's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 67-53 fall against Vincent Memorial. Holtville has struggled against Vincent Memorial recently, as their contest on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Jorge Florentini continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Vincent Memorial, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds. That's the first time this season that Florentini scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Gael Villavicencio, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Holtville bumped their record down to 3-6 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Vincent Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holtville will take on Brawley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Vincent Memorial, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Valley Center at 2:30 p.m. Hopefully Valley Center focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
