Basketball Recap: La Quinta Takes Down Vistamar in a Playoff Battle

Aztecs

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 vs Santiago	51
11/26/24 vs Rancho Alamitos	44
12/19/24 @ Santiago	42
02/15/25 vs Vistamar	35
01/10/25 @ Orange	35

La Quinta extended their postseason success on Saturday against Vistamar. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 45-10 win over the Vistamar Vikings. The Aztecs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

La Quinta had a senior duo take command as Katelyn Vo dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards and Kaitlyn Mai went 6-for-9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Vo has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Nguyen, who posted four points and five steals.

La Quinta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points over those games. As for Vistamar, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

Coming up, La Quinta will take on Serra at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Serra comes in on three and La Quinta on eight. Vistamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.