Basketball Recap: Rancho Bernardo Comes Up Short

Broncos

Previous 5 Games

02/26/25 vs Southwest SD	56-59
02/21/25 vs Mount Miguel	63-52
02/18/25 vs Oceanside	66-41
02/14/25 vs Fallbrook	75-32
02/11/25 vs Ramona	53-60

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rancho Bernardo can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southwest SD Raiders by a score of 59-56 on Wednesday. The Broncos' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

It was another big night for Khalid Deiranieh, who posted 23 points for Southwest SD. The contest was Deiranieh's third in a row with at least 15 points. Shaun Verdida was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Rancho Bernardo's loss dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Southwest SD, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.

Rancho Bernardo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest SD, they will take on Maranatha Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Maranatha Christian sitting on three straight victories and Southwest SD on seven.