It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Capitan can now relate to. They took a 58-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carlmont Scots on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Gauchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Scots are ranked 108th).
El Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Carlmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
El Capitan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carlmont, they will face off against University at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully University likes a good challenge.
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