Claremont's tournament run continued when they took on Patriot on Wednesday. The Claremont Wolfpack took a 60-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriot Warriors. The contest marked the Wolfpack's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Claremont saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaden Cardenas dropped a double-double on 21 points and 19 rebounds. Cardenas has become a key player for Claremont: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Zitar, who posted eight points and 17 rebounds.
Claremont dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Patriot, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Claremont will take on Montclair in a tournament on Friday. Claremont is facing Montclair at the right time seeing as Montclair is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Patriot, they and Temple City will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Patriot knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Temple City likes a good challenge.
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