Evergreen Valley entered their matchup against Leland on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Evergreen Valley Cougars took a 57-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leland Chargers. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chargers 15-6 in the first quarter.
It was another big night for Steven Watson, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight boards and six steals for Leland. The team also got some help courtesy of Gurkaran Khehra, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Evergreen Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Leland, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evergreen Valley will challenge Oak Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Leland, they will take on Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Silver Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Leland likes a good challenge.
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