Even though the San Carlos Braves scored an imposing 60 points on Monday, the Bisbee Pumas still came out on top. Bisbee took down San Carlos 76-60. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bisbee also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Bisbee's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Francisco Loya , who scored 26 points. That's the first time this season that Loya scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Lopez , who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Despite the loss, San Carlos had strong showings from Leandro Simbolo, who scored 23 points along with five steals, and Talen Pechuli, who scored 14 points. Simbolo scored a full 38.3% of San Carlos' points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was David Dude III, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, San Carlos were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bisbee's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for San Carlos, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Bisbee will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Tombstone at 7:00 p.m. Tombstone has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. San Carlos' road trip will continue as they head out to face Globe at 6:00 p.m. on December 9th. Globe is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
