Preview: Dana Hills Dolphins vs. Aliso Niguel Wolverines
The Dana Hills Dolphins will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Aliso Niguel Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Dana Hills has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,032 points over their last 13 matches.
Even though El Toro scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, Dana Hills still came out on top. Dana Hills strolled past El Toro with points to spare, taking the game 74-56. Given Dana Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while El Toro is ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dana Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikolis Grguric, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 22 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Scodeller, who scored nine points along with 15 assists and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Aliso Niguel was able to grind out a solid victory over Mission Viejo on Wednesday, taking the game 49-42.
Dana Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Aliso Niguel, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Dana Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Aliso Niguel in their previous matchup on Friday, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. Does Dana Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aliso Niguel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
