Elsie Allen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 72-36 defeat at the hands of the Rancho Cotate Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 953rd, while the Cougars are ranked 227th).
Rancho Cotate found their leader in freshman Izayah Rush, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 18 points and three steals. The contest was Rush's third in a row with at least ten points. Connor Kinerk was another key player, putting up four points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Elsie Allen's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Rancho Cotate, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elsie Allen will face off against Piner at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Piner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. As for Rancho Cotate, they and San Marin will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in San Marin's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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