Rio Mesa saw some tournament action on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 81-66 win over the University Prep Panthers.
Jackson Knowles continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Rio Mesa's points. Izel Vargas was another key player, putting up 15 points along with five assists and four steals.
Despite the loss, University Prep still got an impressive performance from Aiden Hall, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ampi, who posted five points and seven assists.
Rio Mesa's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for University Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Rio Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-52 defeat against San Luis Obispo on the 30th. As for University Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-65 win against Del Norte on the 2nd.
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