Washington and Priory squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Washington had to settle for second. They took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Priory Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Panthers are ranked 144th).
When it comes to explaining why Washington lost, don't look at Kaleo Chin. Despite the final result, he shot 50% from the field en route to 19 points. That's the most points Chin has posted since back in January. Korey Abantao was another key player, putting up 11 points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Washington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their sixth loss (out of 27 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Leading Priory to victory were Teddy Xanthopoulos and Mate Palotai. Xanthopoulos put up 16 points, while Palotai had 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jai Gerrodette, who scored eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Washington and nudges their season record down to 21-11. As for Priory, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 22-6.
Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Priory, they will host Natomas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Natomas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
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