After flying high against Holtville two weeks ago, Central came back down to earth. The Central Spartans fell to the Calexico Bulldogs 52-48. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Central lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Daimaggio Wyatt, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wyatt a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was David Lopez, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Calexico got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dany Carreon out in front who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Sabino Martinez was another key player, earning ten points along with seven assists and three steals.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Calexico, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Central will challenge Olympian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.8 points per game this season. As for Calexico, they will take on Brawley at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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