Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Verdugo Hills

Dons

Previous 5 Games

02/07/25 @ North Hollywood	71-48
02/05/25 vs Chavez	75-49
02/03/25 @ Grant	63-23
02/01/25 vs North Hollywood	81-51
01/31/25 vs Poly	60-37

Verdugo Hills came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the North Hollywood Huskies with a sharp 71-48 win. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Huskies are ranked 932nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Verdugo Hills was led to victory by Rayleen Castanos and Amiyya Castanos. Rayleen dropped a double-double on 15 points and 20 rebounds, while Amiyya posted 18 points and seven steals. Amiyya is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elaine Oh, who had ten points and seven boards.

Verdugo Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Verdugo Hills' record now sits at 19-6. As for North Hollywood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.

Looking ahead, Verdugo Hills will host Arleta at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Hollywood has already played their next match (against Poly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.