If El Camino was riding high fresh off their 60-31 takedown of Escondido on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcats had to suffer through a 79-36 loss at the hands of the Mater Dei Monarchs. 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 839th, while the Monarchs are ranked 251st).
Jordan Cajala
| 12/08/25 vs Mater Dei | 57% |
| 12/03/25 @ Escondido | 29% |
| 11/29/25 vs Lincoln | 75% |
| 11/28/25 vs Linfield Christian | 29% |
| 11/25/25 vs Del Norte | 0% |
| + 1 more games |
El Camino lost on Monday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jordan Cajala, who posted 12 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 42.9% three-point shooting accuracy.
Mater Dei's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Richie Ramirez led the charge by putting up 25 points and six steals. Ramirez's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Luke Barnett was another key player, scoring 22 points.
El Camino's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Mater Dei, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
El Camino didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-38 defeat against San Juan Hills on the 10th. As for Mater Dei, they have also already played their next game, a 90-70 victory against Jurupa Hills on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
