The Lincoln Hornets and the San Marcos Knights squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Lincoln Hornets had to settle for second. Their rough 73-52 loss to the Knights might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while San Marcos is ranked 152nd).
San Marcos got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Colton Kelley out in front who scored 18 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Kelley scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Williams, who scored 21 points.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 11-19. As for San Marcos, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Marcos, they will square off against Mission Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in San Marcos' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
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