Basketball Game Preview: Santa Rosa Academy Rangers vs. San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions

The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will face off against the San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Santa Rosa Academy made easy work of San Jacinto Valley Academy and carried off a 65-44 win. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, San Jacinto Leadership Academy strolled past Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-45. The Lions pushed the score to 51-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.

Santa Rosa Academy better focus on containing Jake Gagnepain and Eric McWright as the pair were huge in San Jacinto Leadership Academy's win. Gagnepain posted 30 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while McWright had 14 points and seven rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Gagnepain has scored at least a third of San Jacinto Leadership Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezra Olguin, who earned nine points along with seven boards and three steals.

San Jacinto Leadership Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.

Everything came up roses for Santa Rosa Academy against San Jacinto Leadership Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 64-33 win. In that game, Santa Rosa Academy amassed a halftime lead of 36-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.