Basketball Recap: Arete Prep Beats Santa Cruz Valley for Their Fourth Straight Victory

CHARGERS

Previous 4 Games

12/13/24 @ Santa Cruz Valley	53-18
12/11/24 vs Veritas Prep	47-45
12/06/24 @ Tempe Prep	47-28
12/03/24 vs Heritage Academy	41-24

Arete Prep had won three straight games and Leilani Aragon did her part to make it four on Friday. The Arete Prep CHARGERS took their matchup with ease, bagging a 53-18 victory over the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils thanks in part to Aragon, who made all 10 shots she took for 25 points. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last six games she's played.

Despite the defeat, Santa Cruz Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Atiana Harris posted ten points.

Arete Prep's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Santa Cruz Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Arete Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-38 loss against Trivium Prep on the 16th. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 28-21 victory against San Miguel on the 16th.