On Friday, the Valley Christian Defenders were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-46 to the Ramona Rams. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 604th, while the Rams are ranked 276th).
Olivia Molina continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ramona, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. Jaiden Tibbels was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Ramona, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Valley Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-46 win against Savanna on the 21st. As for Ramona, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 37-27 victory against High Tech SD on the 21st.
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