MacArthur was the 55-20 winner over Southwest Legacy when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The MacArthur Brahmas took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southwest Legacy Titans on Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, MacArthur had strong showings from Josh Neira, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus six assists and three steals, and Jordan Pelt, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds. What's more, Neira also posted a 56% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Santana Hawkins was another key player, posting five points along with five assists.
Even though they lost, MacArthur smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Giovanni Aranda was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 15 en route to 28 points plus six rebounds and three steals for Southwest Legacy. Another player making a difference was Savian Martinez, who went 6 for 12 en route to 12 points plus four steals.
MacArthur's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Southwest Legacy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
MacArthur has already played their next matchup (against Southwest Legacy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Southwest Legacy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Lopez at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lopez has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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