While Minarets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past the Nipomo Titans with a 42-37 victory on Saturday. The 42-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Minarets had a senior duo take command as Jabari Gomez scored 18 points and Logan Davis scored 16 points. The matchup was Gomez's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Michael Naylor was another key player, scoring five points.
Minarets' win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Nipomo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Minarets Mustangs duke it out with the Dos Palos Broncos at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minarets is facing Dos Palos at the right time seeing as Dos Palos is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Nipomo, they will head out to face off against Santa Maria at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Santa Maria's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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