Glendale entered their game against San Marino on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Glendale Nitros fell 76-65 to the San Marino Titans. While losing is never fun, the Nitros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Titans are ranked 38th).
Several Nitros players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joshua Ballard, who shot 6-for-11 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Ballard has been hot , having posted nine or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Roman Ramirez, who scored 16 points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Glendale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Glendale's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for San Marino, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Glendale didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-47 win against West Covina on the 27th. San Marino has also already played their next contest, a 60-56 defeat against Holy Martyrs Armenian on the 30th.
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