The Casa Roble Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season. They ended the year with a bang, routing Sunrise Mountain 81-58. The win was all the more spectacular given Casa Roble's disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 424th in California, while Sunrise Mountain is ranked 64th in Nevada).
Leading Casa Roble to victory were Travis Remly and Benny Ambriz. Remly dropped a double-double on 25 points and 16 rebounds, while Ambriz scored 30 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Ambriz has scored at least 25% of Casa Roble's points. Moses Oginni was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Casa Roble's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Sunrise Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Casa Roble won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Faith Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on December 28th. Sunrise Mountain won't have much time to rest: their next game is against San Ysidro at 7:30 p.m. on December 28th. San Ysidro is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
