The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out to take on the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Laguna Creek turned things around against Elk Grove on Wednesday. They secured a 69-63 W over the Thundering Herd. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cardinals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 614th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 158th).
Laguna Creek found their leader in sophomore Jaylan Virgil, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points and five rebounds. Sayid Davis was another key player, putting up 16 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail entered their contest against Modesto Christian on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Monterey Trail fell 83-71 to Modesto Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Monterey Trail's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3. As for Laguna Creek, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Laguna Creek was taken down by Monterey Trail 98-56 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Laguna Creek was down 45-24.
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