Esparto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt an 85-20 defeat at the hands of the Westlake Charter Explorers . While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1340th, while the Explorers are ranked 445th).
Despite the loss, Esparto still got an impressive performance from Larry Williams, who posted 13 points. That was a full 65% of Esparto's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Daison Baily continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Westlake Charter, going 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Baily is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sysco Vela, who posted 12 points and five steals.
Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Westlake Charter, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Esparto will welcome Elite at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Elite's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Westlake Charter, they will venture away from home to take on Creative Connections Arts Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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