Animo Leadership was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Ambassador Lions, falling 74-50. While losing is never fun, the Aztec Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 964th, while the Lions are ranked 384th).
Ambassador was led to victory by Cory Lee and Daniel Desta. Lee posted 15 points, while Desta had 14 points. Lee's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Justice Hunter, who put up ten points.
Animo Leadership's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Ambassador, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Animo Leadership will head out on the road to take on Hawthorne at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hawthorne has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Ambassador, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Ambassador Lions challenge the Lennox Academy Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ambassador's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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