Soquel was the 71-63 winner over Pacific Grove when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Soquel Knights took a 59-45 bruising from the Pacific Grove Breakers on Friday. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Breakers 15-9 in the first quarter.
When it comes to explaining why Soquel lost, don't look at Peyton Bortz. Despite the final result, he posted ten points and six assists. Another player making a difference was D'Rell Hopkins, who had seven points and five rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Soquel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pacific Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabriel Valencia, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Valencia is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Nimri, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds.
Soquel now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Pacific Grove, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Soquel is on the road again on Thursday to play Los Gatos at 11:00 a.m. Soquel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season. Pacific Grove and Ann Sobrato will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on December 28th.
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