Maria Carrillo lost against Cardinal Newman last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Maria Carrillo Pumas lost to the Cardinal Newman Cardinals on the road by a 52-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Cardinals are ranked 94th).
When it comes to explaining why Maria Carrillo lost, don't look at Otto Lenhares. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Jimenez, who posted nine points.
Maria Carrillo's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Cardinal Newman, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Maria Carrillo has already played their next game, a 58-55 victory against Santa Rosa on the 22nd. As for Cardinal Newman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-49 win against Montgomery on the 22nd.
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