Ventura lost against San Marcos on January 6th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The contest between the Ventura Cougars and the San Marcos Royals didn't end well, with the Ventura Cougars falling 71-56. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Royals are ranked 97th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Finn Fancher, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 20 points. Fancher is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Valentino Canessa was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Ventura's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for San Marcos, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
Ventura has already played their next game, a 63-40 defeat against Rio Mesa on the 29th. As for San Marcos, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 57-42 win against Dos Pueblos on the 29th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
