After a string of seven wins, Great Hearts Northern Oaks's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took an 82-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crystal City Javelinas. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Griffins still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Great Hearts Northern Oaks lost, don't look at Caden Collins. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 assists. Collins is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Cardon Paulos was another key player, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points.
Crystal City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christopher Mena out in front who shot 6-for-11 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 27 points and 17 assists. With that strong performance, Mena is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Rousseau, who went 9 for 15 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and four blocks.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks' loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Crystal City, they moved to 4-6 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks has already played their next matchup, a 55-45 defeat against Cole on the 6th. As for Crystal City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-56 win against Tournament Opponent on the 6th.
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