Trabuco Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the San Clemente Tritons, falling 60-34. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Tritons are ranked 58th).
Trabuco Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tai Gan, who posted ten points. Shoji Karst was another key player, putting up five points.
Leading San Clemente to victory were Chase Tolliver and Desi Gutierrez. Tolliver dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Gutierrez went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and five boards. Tolliver has been hot, having posted ten or more boards the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Fernandez, who had three points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists.
Trabuco Hills' loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for San Clemente, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trabuco Hills will head out to challenge Dana Hills at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. As for San Clemente, they are taking a road trip to square off against San Juan Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (San Juan Hills has won three straight at home, while San Clemente won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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