Basketball Recap: Eight Straight Home Wins for Vanguard Academy Rembrandt

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt extended their home winning streak to eight games thanks to a huge performance from Gael Cortez. The Vanguard Academy Rembrandt Spartans took down Vanguard Academy Mozart 47-32 on Tuesday thanks in part to Cortez, who posted six points in addition to six boards and five steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played.

Rayden Ruiz

Steals (Career)

12/12/24 @ Miller	1
11/12/24 vs Progreso	1
01/07/25 vs Vanguard Academy Mozart	2

Rayden Ruiz also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (two).

Despite the loss, Vanguard Academy Mozart still got an impressive performance from Brandon Contreras, who had 13 points. Carlos Alvarez was another key player, putting up seven points.

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Vanguard Academy Mozart, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-46 victory against Monte Alto on the 10th. As for Vanguard Academy Mozart, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 40-29 loss against Idea Academy on the 10th.