Bourgade Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the El Rancho Dons an easy 65-43 win. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Golden Eagles came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 251st in Arizona, while the Dons are ranked 769th in California).
Andrew Morones went supernova for El Rancho, going 9 for 12 on his way to 20 points. Morones continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Rivas, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points.
Bourgade Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for El Rancho, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-7 record.
Bourgade Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 101-24 loss against North Tampa Christian Academy on the 21st. El Rancho and Saddleback will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Rancho is facing Saddleback at the right time seeing as Saddleback is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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