Basketball Recap: Capistrano Valley Christian Drops Season-High Score on Tarbut V' Torah

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Capistrano Valley Christian). They blew past the Tarbut V' Torah Lions 93-58 on Saturday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Capistrano Valley Christian to victory were Michael Ahern and Matthew Ahern. Michael shot 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 35 points and nine boards, while Matthew went 11 for 21 on his way to 24 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Michael's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Makelela, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 boards.

Capistrano Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.2.

Tarbut V' Torah's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Coblentz-Brown, who went 7 of 17 en route to 16 points and eight rebounds. Coblentz-Brown is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. Ari Varon was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Capistrano Valley Christian's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Tarbut V' Torah, they moved to 10-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Capistrano Valley Christian will head out on the road to square off against Southlands Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Capistrano Valley Christian is facing Southlands Christian at the right time seeing as Southlands Christian is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Tarbut V' Torah, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-41 victory against Avalon on the 20th.