On Monday, the Pine Hills Adventist Eagles were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-44 to the Adventure Christian Warriors. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Gatling, who went 6 of 10 en route to 13 points. Gatling continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of William Hiroshima, who posted seven points.
Even though they lost, Pine Hills Adventist was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adventure Christian only racked up seven assists.
Adventure Christian found their leader in freshman Josiah Blackwell, who earned 18 points along with six steals and five boards. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Blackwell has scored at least a third of Adventure Christian's points. Kourage Stambaugh was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points.
Pine Hills Adventist's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Adventure Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Pine Hills Adventist has already played their next contest, a 50-19 victory against Chesterton Academy of Sacramento on the 16th. Adventure Christian has also already played their next matchup (against Faith Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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