North extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Santa Ynez. They enjoyed a cozy 61-43 victory over the Santa Ynez Pirates. Given the Stars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Pirates are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Mendoza, who posted 11 points. Mason Skidmore was another key player, putting up nine points.
North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points over those games. Santa Ynez's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9.
Coming up, North and South will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North is on a seven-game streak of home wins, South a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Santa Ynez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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