Beaumont's tournament run continued when they took on Canyon Springs on Monday. The Beaumont Cougars slipped by the Canyon Springs Pioneers 37-36. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 534th in California, while the Pioneers are ranked 55th in Nevada).
Timothy Pilao continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 14 points. Another player making a difference was Joey Bulis, who posted seven points.
Despite the loss, Canyon Springs saw an underclassman step up: freshman Mekhi Carter went 6 of 12 en route to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gregory Paige, who put up five points.
Cougars
| 12/30/24 @ Canyon Springs | 37-36 |
| 12/28/24 @ Imperial | 52-44 |
The win made it two in a row for Beaumont and bumps their season record up to 8-8. As for Canyon Springs, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Beaumont wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-44 loss against Silverado on the 3rd. As for Canyon Springs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-38 victory against Southeast Career Tech on the 6th.
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