University lost against Huntington Beach back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The University Trojans fell just short of the Huntington Beach Oilers by a score of 55-52. The Trojans have struggled against the Oilers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
University lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaac Evans, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Evans' afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pretto, who scored four points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, University smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
University's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Huntington Beach, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. University will head out to face off against Fountain Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Fountain Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Huntington Beach has already played their next matchup (against University), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
