Basketball Recap: Junipero Serra Beats Acalanes for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Padres

Previous Games

01/02/25 vs Acalanes	70-53
12/30/24 vs Redmond	54-49
12/28/24 vs Archie Williams	51-49
12/27/24 vs San Marin	66-48
12/26/24 vs San Domenico	54-51
+ 2 more games

Junipero Serra came tearing into Thursday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Acalanes Dons 70-53. Given the Padres' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Dons are ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Junipero Serra's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Acalanes, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Junipero Serra will square off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Acalanes, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Pinole Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinole Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.