Basketball Recap: La Serna Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 2:57pm

Basketball Recap: La Serna Lancers vs. El Rancho Dons

There's no place like home for La Serna, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 50-35 win over the El Rancho Dons on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for the Lancers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

When it comes to explaining why El Rancho lost, don't look at Andrew Morones. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Troy Barajas, who posted nine points.

La Serna is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for El Rancho, they moved to 11-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

La Serna wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-53 loss against Whittier on the 10th. El Rancho has also already played their next game, a 77-65 defeat against California on the 10th.

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