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The El Capitan (Merced, CA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Santa Cruz (CA) by a score of 63-51.

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Santa Cruz----63
El Capitan----51
Final score provided by A. Hurtado.
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - El Capitan thwarted by Santa Cruz

December 9, 2022: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

The El Capitan Gauchos basketball team (Merced, CA), dropped 63-51 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA)

The Cardinals now possess a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ripon Christian for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 10. Santa Cruz will battle a Knights team coming off a 52-48 non-league win over Gregori (Modesto, CA). The Knights record now stands at 4-2.

The Gauchos (5-5) will now prepare for their battle against Gregori (Modesto, CA). The Jaguars come into the non-league battle with a 3-6 record. In their last battle, Gregori dropped by Ripon Christian (Ripon, CA), 52-48, in a non-league battle.

Santa Cruz vs El Capitan Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 9, 2022 @ 5p
Gallo Tourney
The El Capitan (Merced, CA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Santa Cruz (CA) by a score of 63-51.

Rankings & Records

Santa Cruz (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
19214493
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
22-89-19-15-58-2.733.9001,8871,355

El Capitan (22-23)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
4255010117
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
16-138-46-35-25-8.552.6671,6401,456

Team Scoring Averages

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Santa Cruz
16.514.015.913.07.062.9
El Capitan
12.614.913.614.95.556.6

Team Stat Comparison

Santa CruzEl Capitan
-Points Per Game10.9
-Rebounds Per Game3.3
-Assists Per Game2.2
-Steals Per Game1.4
-Blocks Per Game0.3

Team Leaders

Santa CruzEl CapitanNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#3 Brody Collins22.34.9
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Rebounds Per Game#3 Brody Collins6.02.6
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Assists Per Game#11 Angelo Tumonong3.01.0
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Steals Per Game#2 Will Bain2.00.8
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Blocks Per Game#2 Will Bain1.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Santa Cruz0-1El Capitan0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/8/22Santa CruzAtwater(L) 63-601/13/23AtwaterEl Capitan(L) 55-46
2/3/23El CapitanAtwater(L) 73-56

Record Breakdown

Santa Cruz (22-23)

El Capitan (22-23)

22-8
Overall
16-13
10-1
League
8-4
3-1
Non-League
4-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-1
Common Opponent
0-2
9-1
Home
6-3
5-5
Away
5-2
8-2
Neutral
5-8
0-4
Playoff
0-1
22-8
In-State
15-11
0-0
Out-of-State
1-2