Leonard was the 45-43 winner over Santaluces when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Leonard Lancers took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santaluces Chiefs on Friday. The game marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Santaluces was led to victory by Termaine Hollis and Geovanni Casteel. Hollis went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points plus five steals, while Casteel dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Hollis has become a key player for Santaluces: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Abiel Blanc, who posted eight points.
Leonard dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Santaluces, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leonard will square off against Forest Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Forest Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. Santaluces has already played their next contest (against Leonard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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