South El Monte came into Friday's match looking for another win against El Rancho, but Adam Rivas wouldn't allow it. The El Rancho Dons walked away with a 50-37 victory over the South El Monte Eagles on Friday thanks in part to Rivas, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four).
Another player making a difference was Andrew Valles, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus three steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
El Rancho was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Eli Lopez and Tony Aguilar certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lopez had 18 points plus two steals, while Aguilar went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points. Lopez has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.
The win got El Rancho back to even at 2-2. As for South El Monte, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
El Rancho didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-53 loss against Lawndale on the 7th. South El Monte has also already played their next game, a 78-52 defeat against Schurr on the 7th.
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