It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Emery Spartans can now relate to. They were the victim of a tough 91-67 defeat at the hands of the Pirates on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Point Arena to victory, but perhaps none more so than Fernando Lopez, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tosh Mouton, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Emery's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Point Arena, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
Emery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Point Arena, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Napa Christian at 5:30 p.m. on February 17th. Napa Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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