Olympic unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Palisades Pumas by a score of 57-54 on Tuesday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pumas apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
Despite the loss, Olympic still got an impressive performance from Jaden Hardnett, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Cota, who posted five points and five assists.
Brighton Lester had a dynamite game For Palisades., putting up 25 points and eight boards. Those 25 points gave Lester a new career-high. Joshua Harris was another key player, posting 13 points.
Olympic has already played their next game, an 86-66 loss against Jay M. Robinson on the 21st. As for Palisades, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 67-60 defeat against Chambers on the 21st.
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