Basketball Recap: Ramona Takes a Loss

Ramona was the 88-46 winner over Fallbrook when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Ramona Bulldogs were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 73-72 to the Fallbrook Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, Ramona still got an impressive performance from Aiden Bestul, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bestul a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Colin Dillon, who posted 18 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Ramona smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fallbrook only pulled down six offensive boards.

Fallbrook's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Petey Pizzo, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 18 points and six steals. Pizzo is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 17 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliott Watkins, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Ramona has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Fallbrook, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.

Ramona wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-23 victory against San Pasqual on the 31st. As for Fallbrook, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-64 win against Escondido on the 30th.