Rancho Solano Prep entered their game against Valley Christian on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs were dealt a 76-43 defeat at the hands of the Valley Christian Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Trojans are ranked 11th).
Rancho Solano Prep's loss came despite strong showings from Luke Larrabee and Ryder Brainis. Larrabee posted 11 points, while Brainis put up nine points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Stokes, who earned five points.
Valley Christian was led to victory by Carson Grier and Colby Jessup. Grier dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten boards, while Jessup went 8 of 14 on his way to 23 points and eight rebounds. Jessup's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Tamlyn, who scored eight points.
Rancho Solano Prep's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-7. As for Valley Christian, their victory was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Rancho Solano Prep has already played their next contest, a 62-40 win against Scottsdale Christian Academy on the 24th. As for Valley Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 90-65 victory against Florence on the 23rd.
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