Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They took a blow against the Fullerton Indians, falling 64-26. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1216th, while the Indians are ranked 426th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Vic Ceja, who posted eight points. Landen Gomez was another key player, putting up eight points.
Fullerton had a senior duo take command as Jad Mustafa went 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and five steals and Jordan Myvett went 9 of 15 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Myvett's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Sailhamer, who had eight points and seven rebounds.
Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Fullerton, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Orange wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 60-33 loss against Segerstrom on the 8th. As for Fullerton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-45 win against Godinez Fundamental on the 8th.
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