The Modesto Panthers lost against the Escalon Cougars back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Modesto had to suffer through a rough 76-32 loss at the hands of Escalon. Modesto was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-20.
Modesto's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Phillip Gonder, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds, and Izzy Ceniceros who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds. Ceniceros scored a full 37.5% of Modesto's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Modesto now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Escalon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Modesto will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Davis at 7:30 p.m. on December 11th. As for Escalon, they will square off against Orestimba at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Orestimba focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday.
