On Saturday, the Eagle Rock Eagles came up short against the Chaminade Eagles and fell 63-54. While losing is never fun, Eagle Rock can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 635th, while Chaminade is ranked 33rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chaminade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Koby Nichols, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 19 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brycen Butler, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Eagle Rock now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Chaminade, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eagle Rock will venture away from home to face off against Bishop Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Alemany will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Eagle Rock surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chaminade, they will head out on the road to square off against Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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