Preview: Verdugo Hills Dons vs. Garfield Bulldogs
The Verdugo Hills Dons will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on February 24th. Verdugo Hills has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,260 points over their last 18 contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Verdugo Hills had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 win over the Toilers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Verdugo Hills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gianmarco Figueroa led the charge by scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Martinez, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Garfield entered their tilt with Arleta with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Garfield secured a 46-41 W over Arleta on Saturday. Given Garfield's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Arleta is ranked 525th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Verdugo Hills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
Verdugo Hills strolled past Garfield in their previous matchup back in June of 2021 by a score of 75-58. Will Verdugo Hills repeat their success, or does Garfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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