The Carmichaels Mighty Mikes's game on Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against California and snuck past 65-62. The high flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Carmichaels' 17-point performance the match before.
When it comes to explaining why California lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jacquese Derns. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Derns scored a full 32.3% of California's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Vincent Manzella, who scored 13 points along with 6 rebounds.
The victory got Carmichaels back to even at 2-2. As for California, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Carmichaels will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Monessen at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for California, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Brownsville at 7:00 p.m.
