After flying high against Poway on Friday, Rancho Buena Vista came back down to earth. The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the San Marcos Knights an easy 81-60 win. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-27.
| 12/21/24 @ San Marcos | 41 |
| 12/20/24 vs Poway | 24 |
| 12/16/24 @ Canyon Crest Academy | 42 |
| 12/14/24 vs Birmingham | 37 |
| 12/13/24 vs Dana Hills | 30 |
Despite the loss, Rancho Buena Vista still got an impressive performance from CJ Aldrich, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 41 points and ten boards. Aldrich's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Horn, who posted five points.
Jalen Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for San Marcos, going 9 of 16 on his way to 30 points. That's the most points Williams has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Mike Brown, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
With the defeat, Rancho Buena Vista broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. As for San Marcos, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Rancho Buena Vista wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 88-54 loss against Mission Bay on the 23rd. As for San Marcos, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-59 win against Torrey Pines on the 23rd.
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