Hoover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sage Creek Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Bobcats are ranked 161st).
Elijah Stephens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sage Creek, putting up 23 points and seven rebounds. Stephens' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Barnhart, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Sage Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Hoover has already played their next contest, a 60-46 defeat against San Diego on the 7th. Sage Creek has also already played their next game (against Mission Vista), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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