Basketball Recap: Holmes Falls Despite Big Games from Joseph Ramon and Jaylen Conrad

Holmes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They took a 65-51 bruising from the Stevens Falcons. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 90-54 back in November of 2024.

Jaylen Conrad and Joseph Ramon certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Conrad went 8 for 18 en route to 21 points, while Ramon posted 15 points. The contest was Conrad's fourth in a row with at least ten points.

Stevens had a senior duo take command as Jose Ochoa dropped a double-double on 19 points and 20 boards and Cesar Roman went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ochoa has scored all season. Zane Schunior was another key player, putting up ten points.

Holmes' defeat dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Stevens, the win got them back to even at 12-12.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Taft the next time they take the court. Holmes will host Taft at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Stevens will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on January 22nd.