Royals
| 01/15/25 vs Santa Barbara | 60-72 |
| 01/10/25 @ Buena | 70-53 |
| 01/08/25 vs Dos Pueblos | 64-50 |
| 01/06/25 @ Ventura | 65-49 |
| 12/28/24 vs Roosevelt | 67-56 |
After a string of nine wins, San Marcos's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 72-60 to the Santa Barbara Dons. The Royals were probably out for revenge after losing 57-43 to them when the teams met back in January of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Luke Zuffelato continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Santa Barbara, shooting 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Zuffelato has scored at least a third of Santa Barbara's points. Another player making a difference was Diesel Lowe, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points and five assists.
San Marcos' loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 15-5. As for Santa Barbara, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
San Marcos didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 78-67 victory against Pacifica on the 17th. Santa Barbara has also already played their next contest, a 66-52 win against Ridgefield on the 17th.
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