Galt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 71-52 to the Argonaut Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1363rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 420th).
Despite the defeat, Galt saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Anthony Rose-Garcia went 10 for 16 en route to 27 points. Rose-Garcia is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Gaither, who posted nine points.
Argonaut got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mitchell Mcmahan out in front who went 9 of 12 on his way to 24 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Mcmahan has scored at least a third of Argonaut's points. Another player making a difference was JJ Lungren, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Galt's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Argonaut, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Galt has already played their next match, an 84-50 defeat against Union Mine on the 21st. As for Argonaut, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-57 win against Rosemont on the 21st.
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