By Julia Pacis, Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, the Barons were defeated easily by Los Alamitos High School, adding another game to their loss
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The Griffins had a 14-3 record coming into the game, with a 1-0 record in league. Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) had a 13-4 record, with an 0-1 record in league. Even with similar records, Los Alamitos’ athleticism, height and skills had them favored to win this game easily.
Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Steven Schultz knew the Griffins would be an extremely tough team to beat and hoped the Baron’s teamwork would keep them in the game. The team had been working on getting the right mentality for the game and their shots.
“[We’ll] play good team ball. Just move the ball around. We got to stop Eyassu Worku, one of the best players in the state of California…hopefully we can keep his numbers down low and make our shots,” said Schultz.
Los Alamitos and Worku (’16) came out strong in the first quarter by using their height to their advantage. Frustrated, Josh Gray (’18) was called for two fouls within the first eight minutes of the game.
In the second quarter, the Barons came within three points of the Griffins’ score, which caused them to call a timeout. After this timeout, Los Alamitos went on a 7-0 run to put themselves up 27-17. The first half ended with a score of 31-20, favoring the Griffins.
After halftime, Fountain Valley came out strong with a 20 point third quarter, but this strong comeback made them extremely tired. The team only scored eight points in the fourth quarter, obviously exhausted after a great start to the second half. The game ended with the final score of 64-48, favoring Los Alamitos High School.
After two losses in a row, the Barons were looking to improve on their overall game to get a win in their next league game.
“We have played better; we didn’t play terrible…We need to improve on our communication, as usual, and our defense…and not turning the ball over,” said Matt Serven (’17).
