Holy Martyrs Armenian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through an 80-41 loss at the hands of the Pilibos Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-60 two weeks ago.
Antranik Balian continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pilibos, going 10 for 19 on his way to 36 points and six rebounds. The game was Balian's fifth in a row with at least 29 points. Another player making a difference was Eric Honanian, who went 5 of 6 to rack up 15 points and five assists.
Holy Martyrs Armenian's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Pilibos, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Holy Martyrs Armenian will venture away from home to take on Villa Park at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Villa Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Holy Martyrs Armenian likes a good challenge. As for Pilibos, they have already played their next game, an 80-68 win against Hillcrest Christian on the 5th.
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