Mt. Carmel hasn't had much luck against San Marcos recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will be playing at home against the San Marcos Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Carmel is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 60-43 to Mission Hills. 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 722nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 182nd).
Meanwhile, San Marcos entered their tilt with Del Norte on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Nighthawks 73-43. With the Knights ahead 47-20 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Mt. Carmel better focus on containing Richie Ramirez and Jalen Williams as the pair were huge in San Marcos' win. Ramirez went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points and five assists, while Williams went 6 of 8 on his way to 17 points. Ramirez's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mike Brown, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks.
San Marcos' win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for Mt. Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
Mt. Carmel was taken down by San Marcos 84-39 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ramirez, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine boards, and 12 assists. Now that Mt. Carmel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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