Avenal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 59-26 loss at the hands of the Kings Christian Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 793rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 358th).
It was another big night for Trey Brouwer, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds for Kings Christian. The dominant performance also gave Brouwer a new career-high in steals (four). Luke Uphoff was another key player, putting up ten points and five steals.
Avenal's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Kings Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Avenal will square off against Riverdale Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kings Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-48 win against Golden West on the 7th.
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