Ukiah lost against Rancho Cotate back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ukiah Wildcats lost to the Rancho Cotate Cougars on the road by a 75-56 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 806th, while the Cougars are ranked 235th).
Ukiah's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleo Olson, who went 5 of 11 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Zach Martinez, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Rancho Cotate got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Adam Pengel out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine boards. Izayah Rush was another key player, going 8 of 12 to rack up 16 points and eight rebounds.
Ukiah is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-19. As for Rancho Cotate, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Ukiah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-38 win against Elsie Allen on the 6th. As for Rancho Cotate, they have also already played their next contest, a 56-43 victory against St. Vincent de Paul on the 6th.
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