Ridgeview had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 3-11 to make it five. They came up short against the Temple City Rams, falling 59-33. While losing is never fun, the Wolf Pack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 887th, while the Rams are ranked 281st).
Ridgeview got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Raysean Drummer and Ramon Leon, who each put up seven points. Josiah Frink held things down on the boards with 11 rebounds. Jesus Somoza took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
As for Temple City, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Temple City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Vasquez, who posted 13 points and four steals. Vasquez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Hang, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Ridgeview and Bell will round out the year against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wolf Pack will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Temple City, they will finish 2025 at home by hosting Rosemead at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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