Basketball Recap: Orange Panthers vs. Capistrano Valley Cougars
A win for Orange just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 62-24 loss at the hands of the Capistrano Valley Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Cougars are ranked 158th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mark Hernandez-Chino, who earned eight points. Another player making a difference was Noah Faliano, who earned six points.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Capistrano Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Orange didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-49 defeat against St. Margaret's on the 2nd. Capistrano Valley has also already played their next matchup, a 56-41 loss against Cypress on the 30th.
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