The Los Amigos Lobos will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Los Amigos suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Monday. They fell just short of La Quinta by a score of 37-34. Los Amigos has struggled against La Quinta recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Los Amigos' defeat came about despite a quality game from Sophia Boyer, who scored nine points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks. Boyer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeleine Nguyen, who scored six points along with four steals.
Rancho Alamitos suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were beaten by Loara 65-22. While losing is never fun, Rancho Alamitos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1141st, while Loara is ranked 556th).
Los Amigos has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Rancho Alamitos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-16.
Everything came up roses for Los Amigos against Rancho Alamitos in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the squad secured a 55-28 win. Does Los Amigos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancho Alamitos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
