If Pacific Grove was riding high fresh off their 60-38 takedown of Everett Alvarez last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pacific Grove Breakers fell to the Oakwood Hawks 63-58. The Breakers lost against the Hawks in their previous head to head back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 71-35 score last time.
Several Breakers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabriel Valencia, who posted 17 points and eight boards. Valencia continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Nimri, who earned 21 points.
Pacific Grove has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Oakwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Pacific Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against Palma at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacific Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season. As for Oakwood, they are taking a road trip to square off against Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Monterey likes a good challenge.
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