Esparto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Elite Eagles and fell 86-23. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Despite the loss, Esparto saw an underclassman step up: freshman Landon Yanez posted 12 points. That was a full 52.2% of Esparto's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rocky Boyd, who had three points and seven rebounds.
Elite got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Armon Maxwell out in front who scored 22 points. The dominant performance also gave Maxwell a new career-high in boards (four). Amir Goss was another key player, putting up 21 points and six rebounds.
Esparto's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Elite, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-18.
Esparto has already played their next matchup (against Creative Connections Arts Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Elite has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Leroy Greene Academy.
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