Tamalpais was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the Rancho Cotate Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Red Tailed Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 783rd, while the Cougars are ranked 227th).
Several Red Tailed Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Porthos Oliveira, who posted 17 points. Sam Newmeyer was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Leading Rancho Cotate to victory were Adam Pengel and Izayah Rush. Pengel went 14 for 22 on his way to 30 points, while Rush dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Tamalpais' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Rancho Cotate, their record is now 10-2.
Tamalpais didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-30 loss against Cardinal Newman on the 4th. As for Rancho Cotate, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-52 victory against Piner on the 8th.
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