Basketball Preview: Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros vs. Irvine Vaqueros
The Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Rancho Alamitos earned a 70-58 victory over Katella.
Meanwhile, everything went Irvine's way against Brea Olinda on Saturday as Irvine made off with a 60-38 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Irvine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Stearns, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Stearns a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Another player making a difference was Holden Stearns, who went 7 for 10 en route to 18 points.
Rancho Alamitos' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Irvine, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Rancho Alamitos, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-48 loss to Irvine in their previous meeting back in December of 2017. Can Rancho Alamitos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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