Ray suffered their closest defeat since December 19, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the El Capitan Eagles by a score of 61-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Bearcats still had to take the loss.
| 12/05/24 @ El Capitan | 19 |
| 02/07/24 @ Baboquivari | 16 |
| 11/30/23 vs San Pasqual Valley | 16 |
| 12/02/24 @ Hayden | 14 |
| 01/10/24 @ Desert Christian | 14 |
Ray lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mark Chester, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 19 points. That's the most points Chester has posted since back in December of 2023. Seth Wade was another key player, putting up 13 points.
El Capitan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jairus Hammon, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 18 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shez Barlow, who posted 19 points and six rebounds.
Ray's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for El Capitan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing San Pasqual Valley the next time they take the court. El Capitan will host San Pasqual Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Ray will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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