Tigers
| 12/28/24 vs McLane | 63-74 |
| 12/27/24 vs Torres | 64-37 |
| 12/26/24 vs Firebaugh | 62-41 |
| 12/21/24 vs Mariposa County | 69-50 |
| 12/20/24 @ Hilmar | 67-53 |
After flying high against Torres last Friday, Los Banos came back down to earth. The Los Banos Tigers took a 74-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McLane Highlanders on Saturday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eric Ramos, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 19 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Camarillo, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points.
Ramos wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Los Banos was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
McLane's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demetrius Simon led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Simon has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jazmier Boyland, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards.
Los Banos' loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for McLane, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Los Banos didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-34 win against Strathmore on the 30th. As for McLane, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-33 victory against Sanger West on the 30th.
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