The Saddleback Roadrunners's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 58-34 defeat at the hands of Orange. Saddleback has not had much luck with Orange recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Saddleback saw an underclassman step up: Christopher Trotter dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Trotter scored a full 61.8% of Saddleback's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andru Chhun, who scored three points along with five rebounds.
Saddleback bumped their record down to 3-8 with that loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Orange, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saddleback is on the road again on Friday and play against Rancho Alamitos at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th. Hopefully Rancho Alamitos focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Wednesday. As for Orange, they will head out on the road to face off against Calvary Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Chapel presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Orange in California (Calvary Chapel is ranked 544th, while Orange is ranked 1281st).
