Basketball Recap: El Rancho Beats the Webb Schools for Their Fourth Straight Win

El Rancho had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt The Webb Schools on Saturday. Everything went the El Rancho Dons 's way against The Webb Schools Gauls as the El Rancho Dons made off with a 59-35 win. While the Dons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

El Rancho's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adam Rivas led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Rivas is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Andrew Morones, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and five boards.

The Webb Schools' loss came despite strong showings from Nick Wang and Josef Sharifi. Wang went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points, while Sharifi went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points. The dominant performance gave Wang a new career-high in points.

The victory (which was El Rancho's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for The Webb Schools, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Rancho will take on Temple City in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Webb Schools and Duarte will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Webb Schools is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.