Basketball Recap: Sunny Hills' Win on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Dec 23, 2024, 9:15pm

Basketball Recap: Sunny Hills Lancers vs. Mark Keppel Aztecs

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Sunny Hills waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Mark Keppel Aztecs.

Ze'brien Watkins

Steals (Career)

12/23/24 @ Mark Keppel5
11/29/23 vs Irvine4
11/30/24 vs Laguna Beach4
11/18/23 vs Ayala4
12/07/24 vs Warren3

Sunny Hills got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ze'Brien Watkins out in front who went 6 of 14 en route to 17 points along with eight boards and five steals. Those five steals gave Watkins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Raeden Bobadilla, who made all 7 shots he took to post 18 points.

Sunny Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Mark Keppel, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.

Sunny Hills and Mark Keppel should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Sunny Hills (ranked 307th) will meet Sierra Vista (ranked 911th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Mark Keppel (ranked 197th) will meet Jurupa Hills (ranked 954th) at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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