El Capitan and Christian Brothers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but El Capitan had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Christian Brothers Falcons by a score of 59-56. While losing is never fun, the Gauchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Falcons are ranked 58th).
Diego Ultreras
| 02/28/25 vs Christian Brothers | 22 |
| 02/25/25 @ Burbank | 30 |
| 02/21/25 vs Placer | 23 |
| 02/19/25 @ Beyer | 18 |
Several Gauchos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Diego Ultreras, who shot 43% from the field on his way to 22 points. The match was Ultreras' fourth in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Jones, who posted seven points and 15 rebounds.
The loss snapped El Capitan's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-11 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Christian Brothers, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-7.
El Capitan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Christian Brothers, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sacred Heart Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season.
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