Basketball Recap: Walnut Mustangs vs. Don Lugo Conquistadores
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walnut). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat the Don Lugo Conquistadores 81-27. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted since December 27, 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Walnut to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Vasquez, who posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Those five assists gave Vasquez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Yen, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Walnut was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Walnut is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Don Lugo, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Walnut will be taking part in a tournament against Capistrano Valley Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Capistrano Valley Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Walnut likes a good challenge. Don Lugo has already played their next game, a 71-49 defeat against Eagle Rock on the 3rd.
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