Basketball Recap: Vanguard College Prep Sets Scoring Season-High Against Tioga

Lions

Team Score

01/16/25 vs Tioga	79
01/07/25 vs Lodi Academy	70
01/14/25 vs Elliot Christian	68
01/09/25 @ Stockton Christian	64
01/08/25 vs Ben Holt College Prep Academy	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vanguard College Prep). They blew past the Tioga Timberwolves 79-36 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on four straight.

Vanguard College Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Xavier Lopez out in front who went 8 of 16 en route to 16 points and four steals. Lopez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Nicolas Murithii was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Vanguard College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Tioga, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vanguard College Prep will face off against Humphreys Able Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tioga, they will challenge Stockton Christian at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd.