After soaring to 64 points the game before, Averroes was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against the Priory Panthers, falling 87-30. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcon in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Naeem Rivers and Amin Khairzada certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Rivers went 5-for-12 en route to 10 points, while Khairzada posted 12 points. Sayf Sweilem was another key player, putting up eight points.
Teddy Xanthopoulos was a one-man wrecking crew For Priory. as he shot 67% from the field to rack up 19 points and seven rebounds. The last time Xanthopoulos' field goal percentage was this high was back in January. Another player making a difference was Kasten Eggers, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Averroes now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Priory, the victory (which was their 12th in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Averroes didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 82-73 loss against Argonaut on the 5th. As for Priory, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 86-35 win against Lower Lake on the 5th.
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