Basketball Recap: Santa Barbara Beats Mater Dei for Their 13th Straight Victory
By Team Reports
Feb 20, 2025, 4:22pm
Basketball Recap: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Mater Dei Monarchs

Dons
02/18/25 vs Mater Dei | 75-70 |
02/14/25 vs Canyon | 84-70 |
02/12/25 @ St. Anthony | 62-57 |
02/03/25 vs San Marcos | 73-37 |
01/31/25 @ Ventura | 75-41 |
+ 8 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Santa Barbara walked away with it. They snuck past the Mater Dei Monarchs with a 75-70 win on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Dons sure are getting used to it with their 13th in a row.
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blake Davidson, who posted 19 points along with seven assists and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Barnett, who put up 13 points and six rebounds.
Santa Barbara pushed their record up to 26-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points over those games. As for Mater Dei, their loss dropped their record down to 22-9.
Coming up, Santa Barbara will venture away from home to take on Mira Costa at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mira Costa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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