After a string of three wins, the Canyon del Oro Dorados's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 57-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunnyside. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Canyon del Oro in their matchups with Sunnyside: they've now lost four in a row.
Canyon del Oro lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaiah Gill, who scored nine points along with five steals. Gill has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mykael Nunez, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds.
Sunnyside was led to victory by JOSE NIEBLAS and XAVIER LEYVA. NIEBLAS scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while LEYVA scored 20 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which LEYVA has scored at least 25% of Sunnyside's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Moreno Leyva , who scored four points along with 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Canyon del Oro's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Sunnyside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Canyon del Oro won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Kofa at 3:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Sunnyside won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Buena is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.8 points per game.
