Ventura lost against Santa Barbara back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ventura Cougars lost to the Santa Barbara Dons on the road by a 71-57 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Dons are ranked 47th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jett Ryan, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 14 points. Roman Chavarria was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 17 points and five boards.
It was another big night for Luke Zuffelato, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 27 points and seven rebounds for Santa Barbara. Another player making a difference was Dj Wilson, who posted nine points and three steals.
Ventura is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11. As for Santa Barbara, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Ventura didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-47 loss against Oxnard on the 17th. As for Santa Barbara, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 85-64 win against Rio Mesa on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
