Basketball Recap: Atascadero Comes Up Short

Greyhounds

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 vs Bishop Amat	44-65
12/27/24 vs Montclair	60-46
12/27/24 vs Poway	71-56
12/26/24 vs Madera	58-43
12/20/24 @ Independence	43-48

After a string of three wins, Atascadero's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against the Bishop Amat Lancers, falling 65-44. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Lancers are ranked 131st).

Bishop Amat got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Shaw out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Shaw a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was Rayshaun White, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.

Atascadero's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Bishop Amat, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.

When Atascadero and Bishop Amat next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Atascadero will try to stop Lompoc's four-game winning streak when the meet at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Bishop Amat will try to stop Great Oak's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 5:00 p.m. on January 4th.