If Rio Hondo Prep was riding high fresh off their 69-48 takedown of Duarte last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rio Hondo Prep Kares took a 52-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Polytechnic Panthers on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Kares can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1088th, while the Panthers are ranked 533rd).
Despite the loss, Rio Hondo Prep still got an impressive performance from Nate Curtis, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Elias Har, who posted four points and six assists.
Rio Hondo Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Polytechnic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Rio Hondo Prep has already played their next matchup, a 70-50 loss against Chadwick on the 23rd. As for Polytechnic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-52 defeat against Providence on the 24th.
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