Basketball Game Preview: Verdugo Hills Dons vs. North Stars

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 2:15am

Preview: Verdugo Hills Dons vs. North Stars

Verdugo Hills is on a five-game streak of home wins, while North is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Verdugo Hills Dons will take on the North Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

With a playoff game on the line, Verdugo Hills rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took down the Griffins 74-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Verdugo Hills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gianmarco Figueroa, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Figueroa has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. Alexander Martinez was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, North didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against San Pedro on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win.

Verdugo Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for North, their victory bumped their record up to 29-6.

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