Las Lomas was the 44-42 winner over Clayton Valley Charter when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Las Lomas Knights took a hard 67-49 fall against the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Ugly Eagles are ranked 107th).
Elijah Perryman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Clayton Valley Charter, going 12-for-22 on his way to 28 points along with seven assists and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Perryman has scored at least a third of Clayton Valley Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Zion Grissom, who posted 11 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.
Las Lomas' defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Clayton Valley Charter, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-11.
Looking ahead, Las Lomas will take on Newark Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Newark Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Las Lomas likes a good challenge. As for Clayton Valley Charter, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 45-27 victory against Albany on the 18th.
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