It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Head-Royce can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Moreau Catholic Mariners and fell 88-47. While losing is never fun, the Jayhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Mariners are ranked 65th).
Kellen Hampton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Moreau Catholic, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds. Hampton's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 26 points. Dominic Walker was another key player, going 7-for-11 to rack up 19 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Head-Royce and nudges their season record down to 14-14. As for Moreau Catholic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
Head-Royce does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Moreau Catholic, they are taking a road trip to face off against Urban at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moreau Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Urban likes a good challenge.
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