Rocky Mountain Prep SMART was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-47 heartbreaker at the hands of the DMLK Panthers.
Several Ocelotls players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Xavier Galvan, who posted 23 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That was a full 48.9% of Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's points, marking the fourth time in a row Galvan has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.
DMLK can attribute much of their success to Jessie Matthews, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 14 points and six boards. Esquire Coleman was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 10 points and five rebounds.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for DMLK, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-61 win against KIPP Denver Collegiate on the 12th. As for DMLK, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-43 defeat against Manual on the 12th.
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