Royal saw some tournament action on Thursday. Their2024 ended with a 62-47 loss against the Great Oak Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 124th).
| 12/26/24 vs Great Oak | 24 |
| 12/16/23 vs Bishop Diego | 37 |
| 12/06/23 @ Chadwick | 31 |
| 11/25/23 vs Irvine | 28 |
| 11/24/23 vs Northwood | 28 |
Despite the loss, Royal still got an impressive performance from Ace Arnold, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 24 points. That's the most points Arnold has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Watkins, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Great Oak, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Royal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-55 win against Semiahmoo (Surrey, British Columbia) on the 27th. As for Great Oak, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-60 victory against Franklin on the 27th.
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