The Rancho Cotate Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Rancho Cotate's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Rancho Cotate duked it out withUkiah on Tuesday. Rancho Cotate enjoyed a cozy 75-56 victory over Ukiah. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Wildcats are ranked 810th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rancho Cotate's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adam Pengel, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Izayah Rush, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 16 points and eight boards.
Piner typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday St. Vincent de Paul proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Prospectors by a score of 53-45. The victory was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won five contests in a row.
Rancho Cotate is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for St. Vincent de Paul, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Rancho Cotate's way against St. Vincent de Paul in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Rancho Cotate made off with a 62-42 victory. In that matchup, Rancho Cotate amassed a halftime lead of 34-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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