After flying high against Seminole Ridge last Monday, Santaluces came back down to earth. The Santaluces Chiefs took a 52-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympic Heights Lions on Thursday. The Chiefs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Santaluces' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Geovanni Casteel, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds, and Trent Nixon, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Woosbend Dwayne Medouard, who posted four points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Santaluces smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olympic Heights only pulled down six.
Jake Harbatkin was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 17 en route to 29 points plus six rebounds for Olympic Heights. Harbatkin's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Richard Bloomfield was another key player, posting six points plus four steals.
Santaluces' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Olympic Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Santaluces has already played their next matchup, a 55-46 win against Leonard on the 6th. As for Olympic Heights, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Olympic Heights Lions duke it out with 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.
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