Rodriguez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by the Vanden Vikings 81-22. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Vikings are ranked 117th).
When it comes to explaining why Rodriguez lost, don't look at Mia Marquez. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points. That was a full 77.3% of Rodriguez's points, marking the 19th time in a row Marquez has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Calonni Holloway continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Vanden, putting up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Smith, who scored 16 points.
Rodriguez's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Vanden, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-9.
Rodriguez does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vanden, they will welcome Mountain House at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vanden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season.
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