Healdsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Rancho Cotate Cougars, falling 79-43. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 915th, while the Cougars are ranked 213th).
Beckett Little and Teague Jasper certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Little went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points, while Jasper posted four points.
Leading Rancho Cotate to victory were Izayah Rush and Adam Pengel. Rush went 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals, while Pengel went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points. Rush has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Decimus Shaw, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Healdsburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Rancho Cotate, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Healdsburg has already played their next game (against Elsie Allen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rancho Cotate wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 74-57 win against Ukiah on the 17th.
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