Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sotomayor). They breezed by the Maywood Academy Nighthawks to the tune of 85-43 on Wednesday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wolves had established a 40 point advantage.
Sotomayor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jorge Penaloza led the charge by going 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 40 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Penaloza's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Aaron Merlos was another key player, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points.
Wolves
| 01/22/25 @ Maywood Academy | 20 |
| 11/27/23 vs Smidt Tech | 18 |
| 01/18/25 vs Carson | 17 |
| 11/16/23 vs Burbank | 16 |
| 01/24/24 @ Elizabeth | 15 |
Penaloza wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Sotomayor was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Sotomayor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Maywood Academy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-11.
Sotomayor didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-44 victory against Torres on the 23rd. As for Maywood Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 86-49 defeat against Marquez on the 24th.
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