Basketball Recap: Mt. Carmel Takes a Loss

Mt. Carmel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 98-67 defeat at the hands of the San Marcos Knights. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).

Despite the loss, Mt. Carmel saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tyler Humphrey dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Humphrey has scored all season. Kai Manning also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Even though they lost, Mt. Carmel was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

San Marcos got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Richie Ramirez out in front who went 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Ramirez's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jalen Williams was another key player, going 8 for 13 en route to 23 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for San Marcos, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mt. Carmel will challenge Del Norte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season. As for San Marcos, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Poway at 7:00 p.m. San Marcos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Poway likes a good challenge.