Point Arena entered their match against Novato on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Point Arena Pirates fell to the Novato Hornets 49-43. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Hornets are ranked 801st).
Despite the loss, Point Arena still got an impressive performance from Fernando Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tosh Mouton, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Point Arena smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive boards in 39 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Point Arena's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Novato, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Point Arena will venture away from home to square off against Tomales at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Point Arena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season. As for Novato, they will be playing in front of their home fans against San Marin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. San Marin also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.4 points per game.
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