Balboa School entered their match against Southern Coast Academy National on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Balboa School Roughriders fell 79-69 to the Southern Coast Academy National Rams. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Sunday (61), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
Several Roughriders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Travis Musonda, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Jahmarian Forrester was another key player, posting 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Balboa School was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Coast Academy National only posted nine.
Southern Coast Academy National's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antonio Baymon led the charge by going 12 for 17 en route to 32 points. The contest was Baymon's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Charlotin, who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points plus two steals.
Balboa School is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Southern Coast Academy National, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Varsity Opponent the next time they take the court. Southern Coast Academy National will head out to face Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Balboa School will head out to face them at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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