The Norte Vista Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season. They really took it to Patriot for the full four quarters, racking up a 84-53 victory on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-20.
Norte Vista was led to victory by Carter Fulton and Hugo Morales. Fulton scored 23 points, while Morales dropped a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds. The match was Fulton's 13th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Marinio Elissaint, who scored nine points along with five assists and three steals.
The victory makes it two in a row for Norte Vista and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Patriot, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Norte Vista will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Ramona at 7:00 p.m. Ramona is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for Patriot, they will head out on the road to face off against Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arlington presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Patriot in California (Arlington is ranked 174th, while Patriot is ranked 801st).
