The West Ranch Wildcats lost 95-70 to the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Tritons are ranked 69th).
EJ Spillman was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 11 on his way to 28 points and five assists for Pacifica Christian/Orange County. The game was Spillman's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Stone, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points.
West Ranch dropped their record down to 6-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
West Ranch will face off against Golden Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Ranch knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Golden Valley likes a good challenge. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, they will take on Western Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
