Basketball Recap: Gahr Piles Up the Points Against Marquez

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against La Mirada, Gahr was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 62-35 win over the Marquez Gladiators. Gahr pushed the score to 45-25 by the end of the third, a deficit Marquez had little chance of recovering from.

Despite the defeat, Marquez saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elyjah Staples dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Staples has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cravon Charles, who posted eight points and six rebounds.

Gahr's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Marquez, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.

Gahr will challenge Mayfair at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Mayfair's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for Marquez, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Sotomayor at 5:30 p.m. Marquez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.