Basketball Preview: Laguna Creek Cardinals vs. Vacaville Bulldogs
The Laguna Creek Cardinals will challenge the Vacaville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Laguna Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Laguna Creek finally turned things around against Davis Sr. on Tuesday. They managed a 53-47 victory over the Blue Devils. The 53-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Laguna Creek found their leader in sophomore Jaylan Virgil, who went 10 for 24 en route to 31 points plus three steals. The matchup was Virgil's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sayid Davis, who scored seven points plus four steals.
Laguna Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Vacaville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Bishop Manogue 67-25.
Laguna Creek's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Vacaville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Laguna Creek skirted past Vacaville 54-52 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Laguna Creek repeat their success, or does Vacaville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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