El Capitan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 59-41 fall against the Helix Highlanders. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vaqueros this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-31 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, El Capitan saw an underclassman step up: freshman Trystan Billinger went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trevin Curo, who posted six points and five boards.
El Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Helix, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-16.
El Capitan will take on Monte Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Helix has already played their next matchup (against Mount Miguel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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