La Quinta's tournament run continued when they took on Esperanza on Tuesday. The La Quinta Aztecs came up short against the Esperanza Aztecs, falling 65-39. While losing is never fun, La Quinta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 934th, while Esperanza is ranked 269th).
Esperanza was led to victory by Jordan Fermin and Alex Van Otterloo. Fermin went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and six assists, while Van Otterloo dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Van Otterloo has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Crossen, who posted three points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for La Quinta and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for Esperanza, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
La Quinta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-55 defeat against Savanna on the 11th. As for Esperanza, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-55 win against California on the 11th.
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