Fortuna lost against Piner back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fortuna Huskies lost 64-39 to the Piner Prospectors. The Huskies just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Apollo Pereira continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Piner, putting up 35 points and seven rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Pereira has scored at least a third of Piner's points. Brendan Walker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Fortuna now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Piner, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Fortuna will take on Redding Christian in a tournament on Thursday. As for Piner, they and Arcata will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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