The Antelope Valley Antelopes came up short against the Santa Clara Saints on Saturday, falling 73-52. The Antelopes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Antelope Valley lost, don't look at Deshawn Lewis. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. Lewis continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Esceryn Archie, who had 11 points.
Santa Clara found their leader in freshman Gio Gude, who went 9 of 13 en route to 26 points and six rebounds. The matchup was Gude's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jj Ward, who dropped a triple-double on ten points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Antelope Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Santa Clara, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-15.
Antelope Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-47 victory against Lone Pine on the 7th. As for Santa Clara, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-52 defeat against Royal on the 6th.
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