Mt. Carmel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a hard 60-43 fall against the Mission Hills Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 184th).
Despite the loss, Mt. Carmel saw an underclassman step up: freshman Exacier Bandoy went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Boyd, who posted seven points.
Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Mission Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Mt. Carmel will take on San Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Marcos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Mt. Carmel likes a good challenge. As for Mission Hills, they will square off against Poway at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mission Hills is facing Poway at the right time seeing as Poway is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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