Preview: Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way vs. South Pointe Griffins
Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the South Pointe Griffins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 69 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They blew past Premier Prep- PHHoenix 88-41 at home. Fans of Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Branden Trujillo, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 4 assists. The contest was Trujillo's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camren Houser, who scored 20 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Pointe beat BASIS - Scottsdale 54-46 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for South Pointe.
Among those leading the charge was Prince Sohn, who scored 20 points along with 5 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of South Pointe's points. Jeremyah Russell was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.
Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way's win bumped their season record to 3-0 while Premier Prep- PHHoenix's loss dropped theirs to 0-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way and South Pointe are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 81.7 points per game. However, it's not like South Pointe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
