Balboa played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. 2025 welcomed they with a 74-50 loss courtesy of the Encinal Jets. The Buccaneers were down 57-35 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
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Balboa lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alan Ly, who posted 15 points and seven steals. Ly has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan DeSousa, who put up eight points and nine rebounds.
Balboa's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Encinal, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Balboa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-43 defeat against Lincoln on the 7th. As for Encinal, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hayward at 7:00 p.m.
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