Lakeside came into this matchup off a tough 20-point defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Cesar Chavez Champions by a score of 66-64 on Monday. The Lions' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Lakeside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Quentin Mosby went 8-for-19 to rack up 31 points. That was a full 48.4% of the Lions' points, marking the ninth time in a row Mosby has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Amir Kendrick had another great game (as he tends to do), almost dropping a double-double with 31 points and nine rebounds for Cesar Chavez. With that strong performance, Kendrick is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Another player making a difference was Dasaan Schaeffer, who shot 60% from the field en route to 17 points.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Cesar Chavez, with the victory, they broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-9.
Lakeside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-71 defeat against Paradise Valley on the 30th. As for Cesar Chavez, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on January 8th.
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