Pacific Grove lost against Oakwood back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pacific Grove Breakers fell 62-54 to the Oakwood Hawks. While the Breakers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 18-12 in the first quarter.
When it comes to explaining why Pacific Grove lost, don't look at Andrew Nimri. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 17 en route to 24 points. That was a full 44.4% of Pacific Grove's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Valencia, who went 5 of 9 to rack up 13 points and seven boards.
Pacific Grove's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Oakwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Looking ahead, Pacific Grove will venture away from home to take on Palma at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Palma has won four straight at home, while Pacific Grove won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Oakwood, they will host Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monterey knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Oakwood likes a good challenge.
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