Pacific Grove fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Alisal on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 80-69 to the Alisal Trojans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (64), the Breakers still had to take the loss.
| 01/04/24 vs Stevenson | 13 |
| 01/12/24 @ St. Francis | 12 |
| 12/09/23 vs Saratoga | 10 |
| 01/09/25 vs Alisal | 9 |
| 02/01/24 vs St. Francis | 8 |
Pacific Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Nimri, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That's the most boards Nimri has posted since back in January of 2024. Sergen Serttunc was another key player, going 8 of 18 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Alisal was led to victory by Misael Palafox and Kike Jacinto. Palafox dropped a triple-double on 34 points, 14 boards, and ten assists, while Jacinto dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Palafox has scored at least a third of Alisal's points. Another player making a difference was Christian Lopez, who posted eight points and ten boards.
Pacific Grove has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Alisal, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Pacific Grove has already played their next game, a 51-35 loss against Carmel on the 11th. As for Alisal, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-44 defeat against Monterey on the 13th.
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