The Sotomayor WILDCATS will head out to face off against the Stevens Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sotomayor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Sotomayor is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holmes, posting an 81-44 win. Given the WILDCATS's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Huskies are ranked 1050th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sotomayor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demian Joyner led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasiah Saunders, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points.
Sotomayor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Stevens hadn't done well against Warren recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Stevens walked away with a 59-46 victory over Warren. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Sotomayor better keep an eye on Zane Schunior. He was instrumental in Stevens' win, going 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Schunior a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cesar Roman, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points.
Stevens pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Sotomayor, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Sotomayor and Stevens are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sotomayor hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.2 points per game. However, it's not like Stevens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 56.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Sotomayor beat Stevens 61-49 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Stevens' Amare Parham, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sotomayor to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
