Bourgade Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 71-38 loss at the hands of the Merced Bears. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Golden Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 252nd in Arizona, while the Bears are ranked 540th in California).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merced to victory, but perhaps none more so than Valentin Vasquez, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 19 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Vasquez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Thomas, who posted ten points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Bourgade Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Merced, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Bourgade Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 101-24 defeat against North Tampa Christian Academy on the 21st. As for Merced, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-50 loss against Bellflower on the 21st.
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