Maywood CES was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Marquez Gladiators and fell 91-29. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1426th, while the Gladiators are ranked 643rd).
Marquez was led to victory by Ricardo Bermejo and Julian Nunez. Bermejo dropped a double-double on 15 points and 19 rebounds, while Nunez went 7 of 13 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points. The dominant performance also gave Bermejo a new career-high in assists (four). Elyjah Staples was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Maywood CES's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Marquez, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9-1 record this season.
Maywood CES will square off against Elizabeth at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Marquez, they will face off against Maywood Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
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