Basketball Recap: Scotts Valley's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Falcons

Previous Games

01/21/25 @ Santa Cruz	46-40
01/17/25 vs Harbor	58-11
01/14/25 @ Aptos	46-28
01/11/25 @ Woodside	56-48
01/07/25 vs James Lick	63-21
+ 3 more games

Scotts Valley came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 46-40 victory over the Santa Cruz Cardinals. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 37-30 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Scotts Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Claire Skinner, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Skinner a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Williams, who posted 13 points and three steals.

Despite the loss, Santa Cruz had strong showings from Kina Espinosa, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, and Mila Conn, who went 7 of 17 en route to 17 points. Espinosa has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.

Scotts Valley pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-9.

Scotts Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 60-17 victory against San Lorenzo Valley on the 23rd. As for Santa Cruz, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-56 win against Aptos on the 23rd.