Citrus Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Western Christian on Friday. The Citrus Valley Blackhawks took a 53-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Christian Fighting Lancers.
Citrus Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carmine Amaya, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. Amaya is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tysean Turner, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
It was another big night for Brian Wallace, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Western Christian. The matchup was Wallace's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Kevin Xiong was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Citrus Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Western Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9.
Citrus Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-48 victory against Charter Oak on the 28th. As for Western Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-42 loss against Chaffey on the 28th.
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