The Eastlake Titans and the University City Centurions squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Eastlake Titans had to settle for second. They fell to the Centurions 57-51. While losing is never fun, Eastlake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while University City is ranked 129th).
University City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ash Aka led the charge by scoring 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Gavani, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Eastlake's loss dropped their record down to 17-13. As for University City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Eastlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University City, they will head out on the road to square off against Victory Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Victory Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 games -- so hopefully University City likes a good challenge.
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