After flying high against Foothills Christian on Thursday, Central came back down to earth. The Spartans fell 71-58 to the Imperial Tigers on Friday. The loss put an end to the Spartans' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore FERNANDO LUNA went 8-for-19 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was JOAP SOTO-CHAVEZ, who posted 16 points and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central fell to 2-1. As for Imperial, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Coming up, Central and Shadow Hills will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Imperial, they are taking a road trip to face off against Brawley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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