Etna posted their closest victory since December 18, 2023 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 win over the Plumas Charter Warriors. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
When it comes to explaining why Plumas Charter lost, don't look at Dalton Bentz. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. The matchup was Bentz's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Taddei, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
The victory got Etna back to even at 5-5. As for Plumas Charter, they moved to 12-3 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Etna will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Trinity at 8:00 p.m. on January 14th. Trinity knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Etna likes a good challenge. As for Plumas Charter, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 98-64 loss against Hoopa Valley on the 4th.
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