Santa Ana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 60-43 to the Buena Park Coyotes. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Coyotes this season, with their most recent loss being a 60-48 defeat last Tuesday.
Santa Ana's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aaron Rivera, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Issac Alvarez, who earned ten points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Buena Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmanuel Charagu, who put up 13 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Charagu is becoming a predictor of Buena Park's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 3-1 (and 5-19 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ernesto Portas, who scored 17 points and eight boards.
Santa Ana's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Buena Park, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-20.
Santa Ana does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buena Park, they will head out on the road to take on Thacher at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Buena Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Thacher likes a good challenge.
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