Basketball Recap: Mendocino Sets Scoring Season-High Against Potter Valley

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 @ Potter Valley	68
12/10/24 vs Anderson Valley	55
01/10/25 @ Laytonville	53
12/06/24 vs Lower Lake	50
01/07/25 vs Potter Valley	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mendocino). They blew past the Potter Valley Bearcats, posting a 100-32 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Mendocino's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colin Miclea, who posted 24 points. Those 24 points gave Miclea a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kyden Miller, who scored 25 points.

Potter Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter McBride, who earned 12 points. Cesar Martinez was another key player, putting up nine points.

Mendocino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.5 points. As for Potter Valley, their loss was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Mendocino will host Laytonville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Potter Valley, they are taking a road trip to square off against Tomales at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Potter Valley is facing Tomales at the right time seeing as Tomales is stuck on a four-game losing streak.