It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Artesia can now relate to. They took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Villa Park Spartans on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-49 back in November of 2024.
CJ Okeke
| 02/14/25 vs Villa Park | 3 |
| 02/12/25 @ Orange Vista | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Pioneer | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Artesia lost, don't look at CJ Okeke. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points and three steals. Okeke has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Mekhi Shield was another key player, putting up four points.
Artesia's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Villa Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Artesia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Villa Park, they will square off against St. Bonaventure at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Bonaventure knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully Villa Park likes a good challenge.
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