Denair's game on Friday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell to the Waterford Wildcats 54-48. The Coyotes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 65-44.
When it comes to explaining why Denair lost, don't look at Koby Cervantes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. That was a full 39.6% of Denair's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Derek Potter was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.
Waterford was led to victory by Elijah Thornberry and Santiago Hernandez. Thornberry scored 17 points, while Hernandez had 16 points.
Denair now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Waterford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12.
Denair has already played their next match (against Delhi), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Waterford has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Stone Ridge Christian.
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