Central lost against Clovis West back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Central Grizzlies were outmatched by the Clovis West Golden Eagles and fell 86-59.
Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Na'Jae Stevenson, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine boards. That was a full 57.6% of Central's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
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Even though they lost, Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Michael Espinoza had a dynamite game for Clovis West, going 11 of 17 en route to 24 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Espinoza is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Kubit, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 13 points and six assists.
Central's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9. As for Clovis West, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-39 loss against Buchanan on the 31st. Clovis West has also already played their next game, a 54-53 defeat against Clovis East on the 31st.
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