Basketball Recap: El Segundo Comes Up Short

El Segundo suffered their biggest loss since November 29th on Thursday. They came up short against the Walnut Mustangs, falling 76-52. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Mustangs are ranked 252nd).

Myles Wainwright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Walnut, going 14 for 20 on his way to 34 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Wainwright is becoming a predictor of Walnut's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 9-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Vasquez, who posted seven points and nine assists.

El Segundo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Walnut, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.

El Segundo wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 56-49 defeat against San Marino on the 27th. As for Walnut, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-52 loss against La Serna on the 27th.