The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They walked away with a 71-61 victory over Oceanside. Given Rancho Buena Vista's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Pirates are ranked 676th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rancho Buena Vista found their leader in underclassman Cj Aldrich, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Aldrich hasn't dropped below 18 points for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Shay Todd, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Rancho Buena Vista has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Oceanside, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.
Rancho Buena Vista will head out on the road to challenge the Sundevils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Oceanside, they will be playing at home against the Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
