Nipomo lost against Santa Ynez back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Nipomo Titans lost to the Santa Ynez Pirates at home by a 53-34 margin. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Pirates are ranked 248th).
Leading Santa Ynez to victory were Helina Pecile and Rylan Agin. Pecile dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Agin went 6 of 11 on her way to 17 points and eight boards. Pecile is becoming a predictor of Santa Ynez's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Molera, who posted 12 points.
Nipomo's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Santa Ynez, their record is now 6-4.
Nipomo will take on Orcutt Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Orcutt Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Nipomo surely won't give up without a fight. After both having extra time off, Santa Ynez and Hanford will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 1:30 p.m. on December 26th.
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