Simi Valley saw some tournament action on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 86-41 loss at the hands of the Saguaro Sabercats. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 304th in California, while the Sabercats are ranked 48th in Arizona).
Several Pioneers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Derek Maclean, who posted six points. Maclean 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 Trevor Hiscocks, who had six points and six rebounds.
Leading Saguaro to victory were Javin Blacks and Justice Hinds. Blacks went 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points, while Hinds went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points and five steals. Those 18 points gave Blacks a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nas Hailey, who put up ten points and five rebounds.
Simi Valley now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Saguaro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Simi Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 79-61 loss against Aliso Niguel on the 27th. As for Saguaro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 84-62 win against Murrieta Mesa on the 27th.
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