If Community Charter was feeling good fresh off their 51-26 takedown of Valley Oaks CES last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Community Charter Titans were beaten by the Reseda Regents 104-28 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1418th, while the Regents are ranked 689th).
Despite the loss, Community Charter saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edem Ladzepko went 8 for 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and five blocks. That was a full 67.9% of Community Charter's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Justin Mendez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Cameron Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 49 points and 11 steals for Reseda. The contest was Jones' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Donte Robinson, who earned 15 points and three steals.
Community Charter's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Reseda, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Community Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 75-39 loss against Triumph Charter on the 4th. As for Reseda, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 85-68 win against Sylmar on the 5th.
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