The De Anza Dons fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Vallejo Redhawks on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 86-73 to the Redhawks. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, De Anza saw an underclassman step up: Ahmari Otis scored 32 points. That was a full 43.8% of De Anza's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaleel Jackson, who scored 14 points.
De Anza are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12. As for Vallejo, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. De Anza will take on St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Patrick-St. Vincent presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than De Anza in California (St. Patrick-St. Vincent is ranked 225th, while De Anza is ranked 592nd). As for Vallejo, they will be playing at home against Pinole Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinole Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
