The Pacific Grove Breakers are taking a road trip to take on the Oakwood Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Pacific Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Everett Alvarez 60-38. The Breakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Pacific Grove got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Nimri out in front who went 11 for 21 en route to 28 points. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Valencia, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.
Pacific Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Oakwood's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Palma.
Oakwood's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Pacific Grove, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-6.
Pacific Grove was dealt a bruising 71-35 loss at the hands of Oakwood when the teams last played back in January of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pacific Grove was down 42-18.
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