After a string of three wins, Santaluces's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Palm Beach Lakes Rams. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Chiefs still had to take the loss.
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Santaluces' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was JJ Dawson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Dawson is now averaging an impressive 9 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Woosbend Dwayne Medouard, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Santaluces smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Santaluces now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Palm Beach Lakes, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-10 record this season.
Santaluces didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 82-65 loss against Atlantic on the 10th. As for Palm Beach Lakes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-45 defeat against Jupiter on the 10th.
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