The Las Lomas Knights and the Alameda Hornets squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Las Lomas Knights had to settle for second. They fell 64-55 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, Las Lomas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Alameda is ranked 135th).
Las Lomas lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Colin Pangilinan, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Jones, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Las Lomas has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season. As for Alameda, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-9.
Las Lomas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alameda, they will head out on the road to challenge Moreau Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Moreau Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups.
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