The Regis Groff Fusion pushed their score all the way to 63 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of DSST: Cedar. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), Regis Groff still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Regis Groff still got an impressive performance from Mahmoud Ibrahim, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Ibrahim has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Darius Owens was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six steals.
Simon Alexander was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with six assists and four steals for DSST: Cedar. Alexander hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Eduardo Ortiz, who scored ten points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Regis Groff has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for DSST: Cedar, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Regis Groff won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Hinkley at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hinkley is coming into the match with five straight defeats at home, meaning Regis Groff will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. DSST: Cedar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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