After flying high against the Del Campo Cougars last Friday, the Sacramento Dragons came back down to earth. Sacramento took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rio Americano on Monday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Sacramento came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Rio Americano is ranked 263rd).
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sir Marius Jones, who scored 19 points. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Damarion Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Adrian Devenecia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rio Americano, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Thompson, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds.
Sacramento has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-7 record this season. As for Rio Americano, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-10.
Sacramento will be playing at home against El Camino at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacramento is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 68.3 points per game this season. As for Rio Americano, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Vista del Lago at 7:30 p.m. Rio Americano has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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