Basketball Recap: El Camino Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Feb 16, 2025, 1:03pm
Basketball Recap: El Camino Wildcats vs. La Costa Canyon Mavericks
El Camino was the 60-55 winner over La Costa Canyon when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The El Camino Wildcats took a 72-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Costa Canyon Mavericks on Wednesday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Justin Johnson
| 02/12/25 @ La Costa Canyon | 13 |
| 12/04/24 vs Del Lago Academy | 10 |
| 02/05/25 @ Rancho Buena Vista | 6 |
| 01/17/25 vs Rancho Buena Vista | 5 |
| 01/08/25 vs La Jolla Country Day | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why El Camino lost, don't look at Justin Johnson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 24 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Ardent, who went 7-for-15 en route to 15 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, El Camino smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
El Camino's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for La Costa Canyon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-14.
El Camino has already played their next matchup, a 90-59 defeat against Carlsbad on the 14th. As for La Costa Canyon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-56 loss against Torrey Pines on the 14th.
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