There's no place like home for Rio Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Pacifica Tritons 60-45 on Monday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Tritons are ranked 674th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/03/25 vs Pacifica | 20 |
| 01/29/25 @ Ventura | 25 |
| 01/27/25 vs Buena | 16 |
| 01/24/25 @ Dos Pueblos | 17 |
| 01/22/25 vs San Marcos | 23 |
Rio Mesa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Knowles, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 boards. Knowles' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. John Moreno was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Rio Mesa was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacifica only racked up five assists.
Pacifica's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Jones JR., who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Tommy Williams, who put up seven points.
Rio Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Pacifica, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-18.
As of now, neither Rio Mesa nor Pacifica have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
