Basketball Recap: Maricopa Piles Up the Points Against Laton

Indians

Margin (Wins)

12/16/25 @ Shandon	54
12/11/25 @ Laton	46
12/12/25 @ Alpaugh	38
12/13/25 vs Coast Union	35
12/09/25 @ Coast Union	32

Maricopa had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They breezed past the Laton Mustangs to the tune of 47-17. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 29 points or more this season.

Maricopa's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Laton, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maricopa will take on Cuyama Valley in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Indians will be up against the Bears' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Laton, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Riverdale Christian at 8:00 p.m. on the 27th. The Mustangs will be up against the Ambassadors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 62.2 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.