San Diego Jewish Academy scored the most points they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to the Mar Vista Mariners. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (59), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaron Sharf, who went 10 for 15 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Sharf continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Silberstein, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 23 rebounds.
Even though they lost, San Diego Jewish Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Jahaziel Catano had a dynamite game for Mar Vista, earning 32 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonan Ceballos, who had 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for San Diego Jewish Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Mar Vista, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
San Diego Jewish Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-61 loss against Southwest SD on the 5th. Mar Vista has also already played their next game, a 57-49 win against High Tech SD on the 5th.
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