SANTA ANA, Calif. – Santa Ana men's basketball fell to the Saddleback Gauchos (17-8, 10-3) at home in Orange Empire Conference play on Friday night. The Dons kept things close in the first half, trailing by only six (31-25) at halftime but struggled to score early in the second half. A 17-5 Gaucho run pushed them out of reach and led to a 70-52 loss.
Although the Dons were aggressive on the boards and outrebounded Saddleback 35-30, they failed to cash in on the extra shots as they finished the game with a 35.7 shooting percentage from the field while hitting just 20 percent (3-15) from three.
Jalani Horn continued his streak of double-figure scoring games with 15 points and eight rebounds. His streak now sits at nine dating back to January 9th.
Sean Githens joined him in double-figures with 11 on 4-7 shooting with three assists while Ronald Ellison put in 10 points and six rebounds.
The Dons have dropped four straight and stand at a record of 8-16, 3-9 on the year.
UP NEXT: Santa Ana looks to get back on track with a road game against Cypress (14-11, 5-8) on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
