Ukiah and Piedmont squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Ukiah had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Piedmont Highlanders 87-49. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 812th, while the Highlanders are ranked 258th).

Kaleo Olson
02/19/25 @ Piedmont | 10 |
02/14/25 vs Piner | 13 |
02/12/25 vs Rancho Cotate | 13 |
02/06/25 vs Elsie Allen | 12 |
Kaleo Olson and Carter Rhodes certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Olson dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds, while Rhodes posted nine points. Olson is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down ten or more in each of the last four games he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Ukiah and nudges their season record down to 8-21. As for Piedmont, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-14.
Ukiah does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piedmont, they have already played their next matchup, a 78-69 victory against Bethel on the 22nd.
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