Basketball Recap: North Salinas Comes Up Short

North Salinas suffered their biggest defeat since December 19, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 64-39 to the St. Francis Sharks. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Elijah De Guzman

Points (Career)

01/30/25 @ St. Francis	14
01/04/25 @ Oak Grove	9
01/31/24 vs King City	9
02/12/24 @ Soledad	8
02/02/24 @ Monte Vista Christian	8

Despite the loss, North Salinas still got an impressive performance from Elijah De Guzman, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 14 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave De Guzman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cris Rodarte, who posted six points.

North Salinas' loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.

North Salinas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-42 defeat against Pacific Collegiate on the 3rd. As for St. Francis, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-54 win against Soledad on the 3rd.