Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Banning couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 59-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South El Monte Eagles.
South El Monte got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Guzman out in front who went 5-for-8 to rack up 15 points and five assists. Those 15 points gave Guzman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Aguilar, who went 6-for-9 en route to 17 points.
Banning's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for South El Monte, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-15 record this season.
Banning does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South El Monte, they will challenge Rosemead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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