Ramona entered their tilt with Patriot on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 61-28 victory over the Patriot Warriors. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Warriors are ranked 674th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
02/05/25 vs Patriot | 20 |
02/03/25 @ Rubidoux | 15 |
01/30/25 vs Jurupa Valley | 20 |
01/28/25 @ Norte Vista | 15 |
Leading Ramona to victory were Jaiden Tibbels and Diana Najera. Tibbels posted 20 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, while Najera almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals. The game was Tibbels' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Molina, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Ramona was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Patriot only racked up six assists.
Patriot's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laela Perez, who put up six points and four steals. Perez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Gonzalez, who earned eight points and five steals.
Ramona's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.4 points per game. As for Patriot, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-13.
As of now, neither Ramona nor Patriot have any future games scheduled.
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