It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Canyon can now relate to. They took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Cerrito Gauchos on Wednesday. The Wolves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Gauchos apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Leading El Cerrito to victory were Mahal Mcbride and Omolade Olateju. Mcbride posted 17 points, while Olateju put up 15 points. Olateju's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Dontae Butler, who had eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for American Canyon and nudges their season record down to 14-16. As for El Cerrito, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
American Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Cerrito, they will welcome St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. El Cerrito knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matchups -- so hopefully St. Patrick-St. Vincent likes a good challenge.
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