Simi Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 75-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grant Lancers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (56), the Pioneers still had to take the loss.
Simi Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Caden Temme and Joaquin Aleman. Temme posted 19 points, while Aleman had 20 points. Trevor Hiscocks was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine rebounds and nine assists.
Even though they lost, Simi Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grant only racked up nine assists.
RONALD MERRILL continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Grant, going 13 for 18 on his way to 38 points and three steals. The matchup was MERRILL's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wizdom Burnes, who put up nine points and eight rebounds.
Simi Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Grant, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Simi Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-36 victory against Kennedy on the 3rd. As for Grant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-47 loss against Leuzinger on the 3rd.
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