San Marcos and JSerra Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but San Marcos had to settle for second. They lost 80-56 to the JSerra Catholic Lions. The Knights have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Richie Ramirez
03/04/25 @ JSerra Catholic | 26 |
01/04/25 @ Mater Dei | 24 |
11/27/24 vs Rancho Christian | 23 |
01/28/25 @ Poway | 22 |
12/11/24 @ Patrick Henry | 22 |
Despite the loss, San Marcos still got an impressive performance from Richie Ramirez, who shot 65% from the field on his way to 26 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Ramirez a new career-high in points. Jalen Williams was another key player, putting up seven points.
Ramirez wasn't the only one working in the assist department: San Marcos was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their third loss (out of 27 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 25-5. As for JSerra Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
San Marcos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for JSerra Catholic, they will challenge Carlsbad at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. JSerra Catholic has given up an average of 54.8 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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