Basketball Recap: Golden West Drops Highest Score of Season Against Minarets

Trailblazers

Team Score

12/30/24 vs Minarets	88
12/26/24 vs Morro Bay	69
12/28/24 @ Mt. Whitney	66
12/19/24 @ Hanford West	65
12/06/24 @ Mission Oak	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Golden West). Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 88-42 stomp they got against the Minarets Mustangs. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Trailblazers with their most commanding win of the season.

Golden West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Minarets, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.

Golden West will challenge Yosemite at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Minarets, they are taking a road trip to face off against Reedley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.