It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rancho Dominguez can now relate to. They fell 60-50 to the Poly Parrots on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Parrots are ranked 306th).
It was another big night for JD Wyatt, who posted 33 points for Poly. Wyatt has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last 35 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Quian Khawaja, who earned 16 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Rancho Dominguez and nudges their season record down to 10-16. As for Poly, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Rancho Dominguez does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Poly, they will face off against Los Angeles CES at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Poly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 games -- so hopefully Los Angeles CES likes a good challenge.
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