After flying high against Holmes last Tuesday, Warren came back down to earth. The Warren Warriors fell 59-46 to the Stevens Falcons on Friday. If the Warriors were looking for revenge after losing 60-50 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the defeat, Warren saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nickolai Ochoa posted ten points. Devin Petersen was another key player, putting up nine points along with five boards and four blocks.
Stevens can attribute much of their success to Zane Schunior, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Schunior a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cesar Roman, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points.
Warren has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Stevens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Warren and Taft will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on December 20th. Warren is facing Taft at the right time seeing as Taft is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Stevens will take on Sotomayor in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on December 20th. Stevens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
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