The El Rancho Dons lost against the Whittier Cardinals back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. El Rancho fell 51-39 to Whittier. El Rancho has struggled against Whittier recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, El Rancho saw an underclassman step up: Emery Riker dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 rebounds. The matchup was Riker's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Carissa Basurto was another key contributor, scoring two points along with 14 rebounds.
El Rancho's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 13-8. As for Whittier, their victory bumped their record up to 6-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Rancho will take on La Serna at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. La Serna is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games. As for Whittier, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Santa Fe at 5:15 p.m. Hopefully Santa Fe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 last Friday.
