On Wednesday, the Mercer Island Islanders didn't have quite enough to beat the North Creek Jaguars and fell 58-56.
Mercer Island's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was William McDonald, who had 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Cruzen, who posted 13 points.
Cris Bonicillo had a dynamite game for North Creek, going 12 for 21 en route to 28 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Bonicillo a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Carter Cohen, who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds.
Mercer Island's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for North Creek, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Mercer Island has already played their next matchup, a 75-67 win against Sammamish on the 7th. As for North Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 86-39 victory against Eastlake on the 7th.
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