While Rancho Cotate didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks 59-57. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Red Tailed Hawks are ranked 783rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Rancho Cotate to victory were Adam Pengel and Izayah Rush. Pengel went 14 of 22 en route to 30 points, while Rush dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards.
Tamalpais lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Porthos Oliveira, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Newmeyer, who had 13 points.
Rancho Cotate's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Tamalpais, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Rancho Cotate wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 56-52 win against Piner on the 8th. As for Tamalpais, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-30 loss against Cardinal Newman on the 4th.
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