After flying high against Foothill on Thursday, Canyon came back down to earth. The Canyon Comanches were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 61-60 to the Cypress Centurions. The Comanches were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Centurions earlier this season, when they won 63-61.
When it comes to explaining why Canyon lost, don't look at Brandon Benjamin. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 51.7% of Canyon's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zach Cutler, who put up nine points and eight boards.
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Even though they lost, Canyon 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 ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Cypress, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-9.
Canyon will square off against La Habra at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canyon is facing La Habra at the right time seeing as La Habra is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Cypress has already played their next game (against Crean Lutheran), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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