It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Torrey Pines Falcons can now relate to. They were dealt a 89-47 loss at the hands of the Knights on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Torrey Pines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Notre Dame (SO) is ranked fifth).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zach Jackson, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Cody Shen was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Mercy Miller was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 40 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists for Notre Dame (SO). Miller is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Ogbu, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Torrey Pines and nudges their season record down to 21-9. As for Notre Dame (SO), the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 30-3.
Torrey Pines does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Notre Dame (SO), they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Rolling Hills Prep at 7:30 p.m. Rolling Hills Prep is coming into the game with ten straight wins on the road, so Notre Dame (SO) will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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