Kerman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the El Capitan Gauchos. If the Lions were looking for revenge after losing 76-53 to the Gauchos when the teams met back in December of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Von Bibioff
| 12/30/25 vs El Capitan | 23 |
| 12/29/25 vs Justin Garza | 31 |
| 12/27/25 vs Immanuel | 37 |
| 12/26/25 vs Hoover | 20 |
| 12/18/25 vs Lindsay | 19 |
| + 9 more games |
Despite the loss, Kerman still got an impressive performance from Von Bibioff, who went 8-for-18 en route to 23 points and eight rebounds. The game was Bibioff's 14th in a row with at least 17 points. Arjun Dhaliwal was another key player, shooting 50% from the field to rack up 13 points.
AJ Jones had another great game (as he tends to do), putting up 21 points and six boards for El Capitan. Jones continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Ervin, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.
Kerman now has a losing record of 6-7. As for El Capitan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Kerman has already played their next matchup, a 66-57 win against Tulare Western on the 3rd. As for El Capitan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-40 victory against Ripon on the 3rd.
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