Clovis saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of the Edison Vikings by a score of 69-66. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Vikings are ranked 182nd).
Edison's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mekhi Jefferson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alonzo Ward, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.
Clovis has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Edison, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Clovis will take on Shadow Ridge in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clovis has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests. As for Edison, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Vanden at 11:30 a.m. on December 26th.
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