Game Recap: Cesar Chavez at Chandler

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On a cold January night, #8 <strong>Cesar Chavez</strong> traveled to Chandler High School to take on the #15 <strong>Chandler Wolves</strong>. Chavez jumped out to a quick lead with a three-quarters court trap and tough ball pressure resulting in 31 forced turnovers leading to easy transition points for the Champions. Chandler struggled to find rhythm on offense most of the game due to the Champions' ball pressure and could not get into their sets as often as they would have liked. Chavez took advantage of great ball movement by knocking down 7 3-point baskets on the night. Chandler struggled shooting the ball, hitting one 3-point shot and going 9-for-17 at the free throw line. Chavez's defense and hot shooting would be too much for Chandler on the night, with Chavez taking the win, <strong>72-38</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["577704"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='577704' first='Sophia' last='Doromal'] has a great feel for offense and does a great job of reading defenses to take advantage of opportunities that are presented. 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