If Balboa was feeling good fresh off their 85-38 takedown of The Academy - San Francisco last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Balboa Buccaneers fell to the Washington Eagles 49-45. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1111th, while the Eagles are ranked 535th).
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Balboa lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Alan Ly, who posted nine points and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan DeSousa, who had six points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Balboa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.5 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 13.
Washington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joseph Mitchell, who earned eight points in addition to 13 rebounds and three steals. Those three steals gave Mitchell a new career-high. Ezana Hailu was another key player, putting up ten points.
Balboa's loss dropped their record down to 8-21. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Balboa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Washington, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against KIPP SF College Prep at 6:00 p.m.
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