After flying high against El Diamante on Thursday, Fresno came back down to earth. The Warriors fell 76-63 to the Hoover Patriots on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Kai Alfa
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Despite the loss, Fresno still got an impressive performance from Kai Alfa, who went 9-for-19 on his way to 28 points and eight boards. Alfa’s evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Nick Bailey also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Hoover can attribute much of their success to Pamir Olivier, who posted 23 points. That’s the most points Olivier has posted since back in January. Keon Hill was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Fresno’s defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-3. Those road losses can’t be blamed on the team’s offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Fresno has already played their next game, an 83-77 defeat against McFarland on the 20th. As for Hoover, they also didn’t take long to hit the court again: they’ve already played their next matchup, a 66-56 win against Roosevelt on the 20th.
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