If Porterville was feeling good fresh off their 80-46 takedown of Mt. Whitney last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Porterville Panthers took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monache Marauders on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Marauders are ranked 522nd).
Gabriel Carbajal was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds for Monache. Those 18 boards gave Carbajal a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Baxter, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 24 points.
Porterville's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Monache, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-11.
As of now, neither Porterville nor Monache have any future games scheduled.
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