The Morro Bay Pirates and the Chowchilla Tribe squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Morro Bay Pirates had to settle for second. They fell to the Tribe 57-51. The contest was a 30-30 toss-up at halftime, but Morro Bay couldn't quite close it out.
Chowchilla got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zayne Smith out in front who scored 21 points along with two steals. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Khaled Escheik was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Morro Bay's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Chowchilla, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Morro Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chowchilla, they will head out on the road to take on Mendota at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mendota is on a five-game streak of home wins, Chowchilla a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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