Hesperia Christian and Coachella Valley squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Hesperia Christian had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs, falling 79-48. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-18.
Jacob Newman
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Hesperia Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jacob Newman, who posted 12 points. Those 12 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Dennis, who put up nine points.
Coachella Valley had a senior duo take command as Israel Garcia went 8-for-16 en route to 19 points and four steals and Franky Aguirre went 5-for-10 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Garcia has been hot, having posted 19 or more points the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Lopez, who scored 11 points and four steals.
Hesperia Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-16. As for Coachella Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Hesperia Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coachella Valley, they have already played their next match, a 62-55 victory against Indio on the 14th.
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