Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Santa Ynez

Pirates

Previous 6 Games

01/29/25 vs Dunn	58-47
01/28/25 @ Orcutt Academy	78-42
01/24/25 @ Cabrillo	59-44
01/21/25 @ Morro Bay	69-43
01/17/25 vs Righetti	63-62
01/14/25 @ Nipomo	72-24

Santa Ynez entered their tilt with Dunn on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 58-47 win over the Dunn Earwigs. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 72-31 loss the last time these two teams met.

Santa Ynez's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jude Pritchard led the charge by going 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. Mason Skidmore was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 12 points.

Santa Ynez has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Dunn, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.

Santa Ynez will host Nipomo at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Ynez is facing Nipomo at the right time seeing as Nipomo is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Dunn, they will challenge Cate at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cate knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Dunn likes a good challenge.