Basketball Preview: La Jolla Vikings vs. San Pasqual Golden Eagles
The La Jolla Vikings will challenge the San Pasqual Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Jolla has seven straight wins, San Pasqual has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
La Jolla saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rancho Bernardo 50-47. The 50-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Jolla to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leo Hawkinson, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Sessa, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, San Pasqual came up short against Kearny on Tuesday and fell 62-49.
San Pasqual's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for La Jolla, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for La Jolla against San Pasqual in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 67-34 victory. In that game, La Jolla amassed a halftime lead of 38-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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