Southland Christian fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Pathways on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 72-71 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the FLAMES still had to take the loss.
Several FLAMES players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Javon Chavez, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten assists.
Pathways' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Roy Berry led the charge by going 8-for-14 en route to 18 points along with seven boards and five assists. The game was Berry's third in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Leonardo Mariscal, who shot 70% from the field to rack up 19 points and five rebounds.
Southland Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-3. As for Pathways, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Southland Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-33 victory against Academy of Central Florida on the 4th. As for Pathways, they have also already played their next matchup, a 75-62 loss against Freedom on the 4th.
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