If Marquez was riding high fresh off their 91-30 takedown of Torres on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gladiators were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 52-51 to the North Stars. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 760th, while the Stars are ranked 291st).
Marquez's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13. As for North, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-8.
Looking ahead, Marquez will face off against Maywood Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against South at 6:30 p.m. The Stars will need to watch out since the Spartans have now posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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