Basketball Recap: Imperial Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Tigers

Previous Games

02/04/25 vs Vincent Memorial	59-40
01/31/25 vs Central	64-15
01/27/25 @ Palo Verde Valley	41-27
01/23/25 vs Calexico	56-15
01/21/25 vs Yuma Catholic	53-42
+ 3 more games

Imperial came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Vincent Memorial Scots with points to spare, taking the game 59-40. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.

Imperial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elynna Jimenez led the charge by putting up 15 points and seven rebounds. Nayeli Cardona was another key player, posting 17 points.

Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Vincent Memorial, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-6.

Imperial has already played their next contest (against San Marcos), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Vincent Memorial will venture away from home to face off against Palo Verde Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vincent Memorial is facing Palo Verde Valley at the right time seeing as Palo Verde Valley is stuck on a six-game losing streak.