EJ Spillman leads a balanced attack to beat San Gabriel Academy

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2024, 11:31am

Recap: Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons vs. San Gabriel Academy Eagles

The Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons entered their tilt with the San Gabriel Academy Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Pacifica Christian/Orange County came out on top against San Gabriel Academy by a score of 71-59 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pacifica Christian/Orange County to victory, but perhaps none more so than EJ Spillman, who scored 26 points. The match was Spillman's third in a row with at least ten points. Michael Noel was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five assists.

Pacifica Christian/Orange County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for San Gabriel Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pacifica Christian/Orange County will square off against Capistrano Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Capistrano Valley Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday. As for San Gabriel Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Orangewood Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.