It was a good run, but the Norco Cougars unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 73-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cleveland. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Norco still got an impressive performance from Kameron Brown, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds. The matchup was Brown's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Misael Palafox was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Norco's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Cleveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Norco and Salesian will face off at 11:30 a.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Salesian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 601st, while Norco is ranked 298th). Cleveland and Huntington Beach will face off at 3:30 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Huntington Beach's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
