Piner suffered their biggest loss since January 11th on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 75-47 loss at the hands of the Maria Carrillo Pumas. The Prospectors have struggled against the Pumas recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Piner still got an impressive performance from Apollo Pereira, who posted 18 points. That was a full 38.3% of Piner's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Walker, who earned eight points and eight rebounds.
Piner's record is now 8-6. As for Maria Carrillo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piner will face off against Santa Rosa at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Piner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season. As for Maria Carrillo, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cardinal Newman at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2025.
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