Americas suffered their closest defeat since January 23rd on Saturday. They fell just short of the Da Vinci Dragons by a score of 68-65. The Trail Blazers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the defeat, Americas had strong showings from ELIAN HERRERA, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 20 points plus five assists, and JOSH PICHARDO, who scored 21 points plus five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of MATT MAGDALENO, who went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points.
Even though they lost, Americas was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Americas and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Da Vinci, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Americas has already played their next match, a 44-29 loss against Eastwood on the 19th. As for Da Vinci, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Immanuel Christian at 2:30 p.m. on December 5th.
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