The Laguna Beach Breakers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Clemente. Laguna Beach has not had much luck with San Clemente recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Laguna Beach lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dylan Mceachern. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points. Mceachern scored a full 39.7% of Laguna Beach's points, the 11th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jack Halvorson, who scored 12 points.
It was another big night for Christian Fernandez, who scored 29 points for San Clemente. The game was Fernandez's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Will Whidden was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Laguna Beach has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for San Clemente, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Laguna Beach will finish 2023 at home by hosting Irvine at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Irvine will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 427th, while Laguna Beach is ranked 197th). San Clemente is on the road again on Thursday and play against Heritage at 4:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Heritage is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
