BREAKING NEWS: Keppel’s 87-game Almont League winning streak is over after falling to rival Alhambra.

Alhambra’s Gabi Rogers nailed a 9-foot jumper with 14.2 seconds left in the game to snap Keppel’s 87-game Almont League winning streak with a 66-64 victory Tuesday night. Alhambra (16-4, 5-0) was led by Vera Machado’s 22 points and Jen Imaa’s 20 points. Keppel’s Alyson Lock, a freshman, scored 22 points in the loss. Keppel (9-12, 4-1) had not lost a league game since 2002. Lock nailed a 3-pointer with 24.3 seconds left in the game to tie the score at 64-64. Rogers scored on the ensuing possession to give the Moors the lead. Lock drove in on the next possession, but was stalled by two defenders and lost the ball, followed by the Moors losing possession after a back court violation. That’s when Keppel coach Ib Belou called a timeout, only to later learn he ran out of timeouts moments ago and was issued a technical foul. Alhambra missed both free throws. Alhambra’s Amanda Hua was fouled on the inbounds pass with 3.2 seconds left, but she missed the one-and-one. Keppel got the rebound but couldn’t get off a shot as time expired, sending the packed Alhambra crowd into a frenzy.

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