The Los Amigos Lobos fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Santiago Cavaliers on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 48-41 to the Cavaliers. If Los Amigos hoped to take revenge for the 64-40 defeat against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
Los Amigos' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Madeleine Nguyen, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Sophia Boyer who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Boyer hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Mandy Le, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Los Amigos has not been sharp recently, as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Santiago, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-14 record this season.
Los Amigos will be playing at home against La Quinta at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully La Quinta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. Santiago won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Pacifica at 6:00 p.m. on January 20th. Pacifica presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Santiago in California (Pacifica is ranked 267th, while Santiago is ranked 856th).
