Arlington saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell 76-65 to the San Clemente Tritons. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Tritons are ranked 84th).
Leading San Clemente to victory were Christian Fernandez and Porter Hansen. Fernandez went 9 of 22 on his way to 30 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists, while Hansen went 6 for 11 en route to 21 points. That's the most rebounds Fernandez has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Tolliver, who posted six points and 14 rebounds.
Arlington has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for San Clemente, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Arlington and Cabrillo will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Cabrillo has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 226 points over their last three games. As for San Clemente, they and Costa Mesa will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. San Clemente is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.8 points per game this season.
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