Norton Science & Language Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Lucerne Valley Mustangs by a score of 39-37 on Tuesday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it 11 in a row.
Norton Science & Language Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Erick Guzman, who posted ten points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Alba, who put up seven points and three steals.
Among those leading the charge was Anthony Navarro, who had 14 points in addition to five boards and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Kendall Kelly was another key player, putting up four points and 13 rebounds.
Lucerne Valley now has a winning record of 2-1.
Coming up, Norton Science & Language Academy is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Monrovia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lucerne Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 47-42 victory against Hesperia Christian on the 19th.
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