Buckley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 75-62 to the Westlake Warriors on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Griffins still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Buckley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Q Sugarman went 7-for-12 on his way to 24 points and six steals. Another player making a difference was Zubin Esmail, who posted eight points and five assists.
Buckley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Westlake, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Buckley will face off against Providence at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Pioneers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Westlake, they will square off against Moorpark at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors will be up against the Musketeers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.55 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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