Damien was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 58-50 to the San Clemente Tritons. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tritons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2021.
Christian Fernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for San Clemente, going 12 for 21 on his way to 27 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The game was Fernandez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Tolliver, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Damien's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for San Clemente, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Damien and San Clemente should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Damien (ranked 46th) will meet Aquinas (ranked 632nd) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, San Clemente will challenge Dana Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 564 places (70 vs. 634).
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