Citrus Hill lost against Paloma Valley on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Citrus Hill Hawks fell to the Paloma Valley Wildcats 54-49.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kason Steward, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kannon Steward, who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points and five steals.
Paloma Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taeshawn Armstrong led the charge by going 7 for 10 on his way to 14 points. Erick Fernando was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 11 points.
Citrus Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Paloma Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12.
Citrus Hill will head out to face off against Perris at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Perris knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Citrus Hill likes a good challenge. As for Paloma Valley, they will be playing at home against Lakeside at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
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