Lancaster suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by the Quartz Hill Royals 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 801st, while the Royals are ranked 306th).
When it comes to explaining why Lancaster lost, don't look at Keelan Benjamin. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alvaro Martinez, who put up ten points.
Jeremiah Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Quartz Hill, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in steals (eight). Another player making a difference was Ty?Jahwuan Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 boards.
Lancaster is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Quartz Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Lancaster didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-49 loss against Littlerock on the 27th. Quartz Hill has also already played their next game, a 77-65 defeat against Knight on the 27th.
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