Santaluces came into Thursday's contest looking for another win against Olympic Heights, but Jake Harbatkin wouldn't allow it. The Olympic Heights Lions came out on top against the Santaluces Chiefs by a score of 52-44 on Thursday thanks in part to Harbatkin, who went 10 for 17 en route to 29 points plus six rebounds. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Olympic Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santaluces only racked up six.
Despite the loss, Santaluces had strong showings from Geovanni Casteel, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds, and Trent Nixon, who earned 12 points. Woosbend Dwayne Medouard was another key player, posting four points along with seven rebounds.
Olympic Heights' win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Santaluces, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Olympic Heights Lions take on the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Olympic Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.5 points per game this season. Santaluces has already played their next matchup, a 55-46 victory against Leonard on the 6th.
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