The San Marcos Royals lost against the Ventura Cougars back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. San Marcos received a tough blow as they fell 60-42 to Ventura. While losing is never fun, San Marcos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Ventura is ranked 27th).
Leading Ventura to victory were Skyler Knight and Kailee Staniland. Knight scored 16 points along with four steals, while Staniland scored 23 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The matchup was Staniland's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Moore, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds.
San Marcos' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Ventura, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
San Marcos will be home for the holidays to greet Camarillo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ventura and Flagstaff will round out the year against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. Flagstaff will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
