Glendale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos and fell 66-26. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 01/09/25 vs La Joya Community | 13 |
| 12/13/24 @ South Mountain | 12 |
| 01/22/24 @ Independence | 10 |
| 11/20/24 vs Alhambra | 10 |
| 11/29/23 @ Coronado | 9 |
When it comes to explaining why Glendale lost, don't look at Michael Palomino. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Palomino a new career-high in boards. Emmanuel Yanez was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Joseph Rukundo was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds for La Joya Community. Rukundo has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaseer Willis, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Glendale's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for La Joya Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Glendale will venture away from home to challenge Coronado at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for La Joya Community, they will host Fairfax at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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