Esparto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 44-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Juan Spartans. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against Esparto this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-14 last Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, Esparto saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Larry Williams posted 19 points. That was a full 59.4% of Esparto's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Landon Yanez, who had four points.
Spartans
| 12/20/24 vs San Juan | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Westlake Charter | 8 |
| 12/10/24 vs San Juan | 10 |
Even though they lost, Esparto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for San Juan, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-10.
Esparto won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mesa Verde at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Esparto is facing Mesa Verde at the right time seeing as Mesa Verde is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for San Juan, they and Victory Christian will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. San Juan has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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