Basketball Recap: Saddleback Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Christopher Trotter

Points

01/28/25 @ Bolsa Grande	26
01/24/25 vs Century	17
01/21/25 vs La Quinta	31
01/16/25 vs Eastside Christian	27
01/14/25 vs Magnolia	34

If Bolsa Grande wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Saddleback, they should've done a better job of containing Christopher Trotter. The Saddleback Roadrunners came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bolsa Grande Matadors on Tuesday, sneaking past 54-52 thanks in part to Trotter, who went 10 for 22 en route to 26 points and five rebounds. His evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Karstein George was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (four).

Saddleback has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Bolsa Grande, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.

Saddleback wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-35 loss against Servite on the 30th. As for Bolsa Grande, they will venture away from home to challenge Century at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bolsa Grande is facing Century at the right time seeing as Century is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.