You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Banning's strategy against Rancho Dominguez on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Banning Pilots blew the Rancho Dominguez Lobos out of the water with a 65-7 final score. The matchup marked the Pilots' most dominant victory of the season.
Banning's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ariel Gonzalez led the charge by putting up 12 points along with eight steals and five boards. Alina Argueta was another key player, earning nine points in addition to six assists and six steals.
Banning was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Pilots
| 01/24/25 vs Rancho Dominguez | 65-7 |
| 12/07/24 vs Santee | 48-36 |
| 12/04/24 vs California Academy of Math & Science | 42-21 |
| 02/27/24 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy | 37-31 |
| 02/10/24 vs Roosevelt | 39-37 |
| 01/31/24 vs Narbonne | 41-36 |
Banning pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 27.5% in those games and 0% outside of them. As for Rancho Dominguez, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Banning has already played their next game (against Carson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rancho Dominguez will square off against San Pedro at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rancho Dominguez is facing San Pedro at the right time seeing as San Pedro is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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