Basketball Preview: La Jolla Vikings vs. Chula Vista Spartans
The La Jolla Vikings and the Chula Vista Spartans are set to duel on Wednesday. Hopefully La Jolla focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Saturday.
La Jolla saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 47-40 to Montgomery.
Despite the loss, La Jolla got top-tier performance from Reagan Bennett, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 65% of La Jolla's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Elena Farrar, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Chula Vista suffered their closest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Mar Vista by a score of 38-36.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nancy Chavez, who earned four points plus 13 rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tracy Echoku, who scored eight points in addition to six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chula Vista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
La Jolla's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Chula Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
La Jolla didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Chula Vista in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. Will La Jolla repeat their success, or does Chula Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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