Esperanza has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 72-59 to the San Juan Hills Stallions on Tuesday. The Aztecs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Stallions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2017.
Esperanza lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brody Reeds, who went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points. Jordan Fermin also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
It was another big night for Mason Hodges, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 boards for San Juan Hills. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Hodges has scored at least a third of San Juan Hills' points. Another player making a difference was Adam Aziz, who posted eight points along with 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Esperanza's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for San Juan Hills, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-6.
Esperanza has already played their next contest, a 63-45 win against Pacifica on the 10th. As for San Juan Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 68-33 victory against Dana Hills on the 10th.
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