University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 60-47 to the Sage Hill Lightning. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 810th, while the Lightning are ranked 268th).
University's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Evans, who posted 20 points. That was a full 42.6% of University's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Connor Cao also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
University's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Sage Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
As of now, neither University nor Sage Hill have any future games scheduled.
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