Basketball Recap: Salinas Drops Season-High Score on Everett Alvarez

Cowboys

Team Score

01/28/25 @ Everett Alvarez	74
01/06/25 vs Everett Alvarez	68
01/02/25 @ North Salinas	58
01/24/25 @ Soledad	51
01/10/25 vs Watsonville	49

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salinas). They really took it to the Everett Alvarez Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-38 win. The Cowboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.

Among those leading the charge was Jennifer Rivera, who posted 18 points. Those 18 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alissa Escutia, who scored 11 points.

Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Everett Alvarez, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Salinas will welcome Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Everett Alvarez, they will venture away from home to square off against Watsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.