It was a good run, but University unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beckman Patriots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 79-67 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaac Evans, who posted 17 points plus five rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 40.5% of University's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pretto, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, University 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 five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, University fell to 3-1. As for Beckman, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
University has already played their next match (against Beckman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Beckman, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Laguna Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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