Basketball Recap: Esha Davis' Big Game Can't Quite Lead South Tahoe over Mcqueen

South Tahoe has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took an 82-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McQueen Lancers on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly 12 points.

South Tahoe's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Esha Davis, who posted 18 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Davis a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kai McClain, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 18 points.

Abram Carpenter was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 11 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds for McQueen. Carpenter is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Spevak, who put up 17 points along with five assists and four steals.

South Tahoe's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for McQueen, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.

South Tahoe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-54 loss against Reed on the 28th. As for McQueen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-36 win against Owyhee on the 28th.