Pleasanton lost against Amherst back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pleasanton Bulldogs fell to the Amherst Broncos 67-61. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Pleasanton still got an impressive performance from Brennan Lindner, who posted 33 points. That was a full 54.1% of Pleasanton's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Owen Janitscheck, who earned 12 points.
Amherst's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Davis led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Russell, who had 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Pleasanton's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Amherst, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Pleasanton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-41 loss against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on the 18th. As for Amherst, they will welcome Cozad at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cozad's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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