The Hesperia Scorpions and the University City Centurions squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Hesperia Scorpions had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Centurions.
Several Scorpions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mark Jones, who scored 16 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Antony Newman Gomez, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
University City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dylan Griffin, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Griffin has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Gavani, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Hesperia's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-10. As for University City, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-8.
Hesperia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University City, they will head out on the road to challenge Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alemany knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully University City likes a good challenge.
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