This season hasn't been kind to the Borrego Springs Rams, who are still winless after their eighth matchup. They took a 20-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain Empire on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Borrego Springs in their matchups with Mountain Empire: they've now lost three in a row.
Borrego Springs' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Melanie Urquidez, who scored 5 points, and Abigail Gonzalez who scored 4 points. Gonzalez scored a full 36.4% of Borrego Springs' points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Mountain Empire found their leader in underclassman Bibi Caceres, who scored 8 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Caceres has scored at least 25% of Mountain Empire's points.
The last time Borrego Springs won on the road was back last Friday. Having now lost three straight away matches, they've bumped their record down to 0-8. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 8.3 points per game. As for Mountain Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Borrego Springs will be playing at home against Hamilton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton's defense has only allowed 22.8 points per game this season, so Borrego Springs' offense will have their work cut out for Borrego Springs. As for Mountain Empire, they will head out on the road to face off against The Cambridge School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cambridge School will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
