The Brawley Wildcats struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Wednesday (the Imperial Tigers were 22% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Brawley took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Imperial. Brawley has struggled against Imperial recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Brawley still got an impressive performance from Domanic Vallejo, who scored 20 points along with 5 steals. The contest was Vallejo's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Eric Flores, who scored 12 points.
Imperial found their leader in underclassman Duntell Carter, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kraig Rollins, who scored 7 points along with 3 steals.
Brawley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Imperial, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Brawley will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Calexico at 4:30 p.m. on December 8th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in California (Calexico is ranked 936th, while Brawley is ranked 935th). As for Imperial, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
