Orange had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 5-11 to make it four. They came up short against the Irvine Vaqueros, falling 59-35. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 73-35 to the Vaqueros when the teams met back in December of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Irvine, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-8. The final result isn't all that surprising considering their considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 516th, while Orange is ranked 1105th).
Irvine can attribute much of their success to Jalen Yim, who posted ten points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Yim a new career-high in blocks (two). Shawn Rahimi was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Orange has already played their next contest, a 56-35 defeat against Boulder City on the 30th. As for Irvine, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-49 loss against Cerritos on the 30th.
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