While Salesian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They pulled ahead with a 72-71 photo finish over the Chino Cowboys on Thursday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Cowboys are ranked 752nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Cowboys players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shawn Jamison Jr, who posted 28 points along with six boards and five assists. That was a full 39.4% of Chino's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yousef Ihmud, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Salesian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Chino, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Salesian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-36 defeat against Cleveland on the 27th. As for Chino, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-61 loss against Los Amigos on the 27th.
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