Granada was the 81-42 winner over Rodriguez when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Granada Matadors fell just short of the Rodriguez Mustangs by a score of 59-57 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Mustangs are ranked 221st).
It was another big night for JoJo Rapolla, who went 8 for 10 on his way to 21 points for Rodriguez. The dominant performance gave Rapolla a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Adimora, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Granada and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Rodriguez, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Granada wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-42 loss against Cardinal Newman on the 19th. As for Rodriguez, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-50 victory against Cordova on the 19th.
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