Castro Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-65 heartbreaker at the hands of the Alameda Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Hornets are ranked 145th).
Jack Omarra continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alameda, going 11-for-17 en route to 30 points. Those 30 points gave Omarra a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samuel Skolnick, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds.
Castro Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Alameda, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Castro Valley has already played their next game (against San Leandro), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Alameda, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 83-58 loss against Bishop O'Dowd on the 6th.
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