On Thursday, the St. Mary's Rams were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-57 to the Milpitas Trojans.
When it comes to explaining why St. Mary's lost, don't look at Jayden Hinkston. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 13 en route to 22 points. Hinkston continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jeremy Krause was another key player, posting 11 points plus six rebounds.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Milpitas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
St. Mary's and McClatchy will face off at 5:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Milpitas, they and Saint Francis are set to duel on Wednesday.
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