Galileo's tournament run continued when they took on El Camino on Saturday. The Galileo Lions fell to the El Camino Colts 60-55. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while the Colts are ranked 277th).
Defeat or not, Galileo got some senior leadership from Dean Belayadi and Darryn Wong. Belayadi went 7 for 10 on his way to 18 points, while Wong went 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points.
El Camino's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Markson Jacques led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Yuen, who posted 18 points.
Galileo has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for El Camino, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Galileo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-41 victory against Lowell on the 17th. As for El Camino, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-62 loss against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory on the 17th.
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