This season hasn't been kind to the Bell Gardens Lancers, who are still winless after their sixth matchup. They took a 58-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Claremont. Bell Gardens lost against Claremont in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 61-40 score last time.
Claremont found their leader in underclassman Yonael (Yona) Banko, who scored 25 points along with 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Banko has scored at least 25% of Claremont's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xiao Hong (Tony) Wang, who scored 7 points along with 8 rebounds.
Bell Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Claremont, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Bell Gardens' road trip will continue as they head out to face California at 4:00 p.m. on December 7th. As for Claremont, they will take on United Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. United Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 464 points over their last seven matches.
