Basketball Recap: Imperial Beats Central for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Tigers

Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Central	64-15
01/27/25 @ Palo Verde Valley	41-27
01/23/25 vs Calexico	56-15
01/21/25 vs Yuma Catholic	53-42
01/18/25 vs Oceanside	49-47
+ 2 more games

Imperial entered their tilt with Central on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They really took it to the Central Spartans for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-15 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Nayeli Cardona was her usual excellent self, going 10 for 19 en route to 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elynna Jimenez, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 13 points.

Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.

Imperial and Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Imperial (ranked 141st) will meet Vincent Memorial (ranked 300th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Meanwhile, Central will face off against Southwest EC at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 719 places (574 vs. 1293).