Mt. Carmel lost against San Marcos back in April of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mt. Carmel Sundevils were beaten by the San Marcos Knights 84-39. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Knights are ranked 29th).
Several Sundevils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Humphrey, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Hourani, who earned four points and five boards.
San Marcos found their leader in sophomore Richie Ramirez, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine rebounds, and 12 assists. Those nine boards gave Ramirez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mike Brown, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Mt. Carmel is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15. As for San Marcos, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Mt. Carmel will take on Poway at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season. As for San Marcos, they will challenge Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in San Marcos' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
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