Basketball Game Recap: Head-Royce Jayhawks vs. Santa Cruz Cardinals

By Team Reports Mar 2, 2024, 6:20am

Recap: Head-Royce Jayhawks vs. Santa Cruz Cardinals

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Head-Royce Jayhawks can now relate to. The contest between them and the Cardinals wasn't particularly close, with the Jayhawks falling 61-47. Head-Royce's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.

Santa Cruz got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Demarco Hunter out in front who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and six blocks. Ben Dotten was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds.

Head-Royce's defeat dropped their record down to 27-5. As for Santa Cruz, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.

Head-Royce does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Cruz, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against West Park at 7:00 p.m. Santa Cruz is on a six-game streak of home wins, West Park a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.

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