San Clemente fought the good fight in their overtime game against Mater Dei on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 73-71. The Tritons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Desi Gutierrez
| 12/12/25 vs Mater Dei | 8 |
| 12/08/25 @ Foothill | 11 |
| 12/06/25 @ Mission Viejo | 8 |
San Clemente lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Desi Gutierrez, who shot 40% from the field en route to 15 points and eight boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Stakston, who posted seven points in addition to eight boards and four blocks.
Leading Mater Dei to victory were Luke Barnett and Richie Ramirez. Barnett put up 28 points, while Ramirez dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malloy Smith, who had 13 points and six boards.
San Clemente's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Mater Dei, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-3.
Coming up, San Clemente will be home for the holidays to greet Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tritons will be up against the Centurions' rather soft defense (which has allowed 59.09 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Mater Dei, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-57 loss against Centennial on the 13th.
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