Cesar Chavez had won four straight games and Gabriel Briones did his part to make it five on Friday. Everything went the Cesar Chavez Champions' way against the Shadow Ridge Stallions as the Cesar Chavez Champions made off with a 72-46 win thanks in part to Briones, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 29 points along with seven boards and five steals. He has become a key player for Cesar Chavez: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least five steals, but 6-8 otherwise.
Lex Clontz
| 02/07/25 vs Shadow Ridge | 18 |
| 02/06/25 vs Browne | 32 |
| 02/04/25 @ Maryvale | 20 |
| 01/31/25 @ South Mountain | 29 |
| 01/28/25 vs Camelback | 23 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Lex Clontz, who went 8 of 17 to rack up 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The match was his fifth in a row with at least 18 points.
Shadow Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Weston Eubanks, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points along with six assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Eubanks a new career-high in assists. Cameron Lindemann was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Cesar Chavez pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points over those games. As for Shadow Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14.
Cesar Chavez wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-66 loss against Camelback on the 11th. As for Shadow Ridge, they have also already played their next contest, a 66-44 defeat against Apollo on the 11th.
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