The Point Arena Pirates and the Napa Christian Knights squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Point Arena Pirates had to settle for second. They took a 89-85 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. Point Arena's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Point Arena's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derek Billy, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Billy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Point Arena smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Napa Christian only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Napa Christian found their leader in underclassman Breydan Worth, who went 8 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 50 points and 5 assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which Worth has scored at least a third of Napa Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Obinna (Obi) Ekezie, who almost dropped a triple-double on ten points, 19 rebounds, and nine blocks.
Point Arena's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Napa Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Point Arena does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Napa Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cornerstone Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. One thing working in Napa Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 contests.
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