Rancho Cotate lost against Montgomery back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars took a hard 47-28 fall against the Montgomery Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Vikings are ranked 182nd).
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Cotate lost, don't look at Isabella Scardina. Despite the final result, she posted nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Scardina continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Eleanor O'Brien, who earned six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Rancho Cotate and nudges their season record down to 13-10. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 19-3 Cardinal Newman (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75% over those games). As for Montgomery, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
Rancho Cotate didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-48 victory against Windsor on the 4th. As for Montgomery, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-18 defeat against Cardinal Newman on the 5th.
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