Cleveland Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 52-44 to the Global Concepts Gators. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-44 back in January.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Xavier Rhooms-Westbrooks, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Rhooms-Westbrooks a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Javier Nelson, who posted 18 points and five rebounds.
Golden Eagles
| 02/06/25 vs Global Concepts | 44-52 |
| 02/03/25 @ Hamburg | 22-58 |
| 01/31/25 @ Holland | 35-81 |
| 01/27/25 @ Kennedy | 60-68 |
| 01/24/25 @ Tapestry | 51-69 |
| + 11 more games |
Even though they lost, Cleveland Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 27 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Leading Global Concepts to victory were Eric Davis and Duane Fears. Davis dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards, while Fears dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds. Global Concepts is undefeated when Fears posts ten or more boards, but 3-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Castro, who scored nine points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Cleveland Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Global Concepts, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Coming up, Cleveland Hill will head out on the road to square off against Eden at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season. As for Global Concepts, they will challenge Tapestry at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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