It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clovis West can now relate to. They fell 57-46 to the Lincoln Trojans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Trojans are ranked 12th).

Dj Stickman
03/04/25 @ Lincoln | 2 |
02/19/25 @ San Joaquin Memorial | 2 |
02/11/25 vs Clovis North | 2 |
02/07/25 @ Clovis | 5 |
02/04/25 vs Buchanan | 3 |
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Clovis West's loss came despite strong showings from Myron Pondexter-Johnson and Dj Stickman. Pondexter-Johnson went 5-for-6 to rack up 15 points and five rebounds, while Stickman posted 12 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Stickman has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jace Kellogg, who put up seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Donez Lindsey, who scored 12 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Anthony Moore was another key player, shooting 50% from the field en route to 11 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Clovis West is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-18. As for Lincoln, their record is now 28-4.
Clovis West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Moreau Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 matchups -- so hopefully Moreau Catholic likes a good challenge.
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