The El Capitan Vaqueros will take on the Eastlake Titans in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, El Capitan beat San Marcos 46-36. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Knights are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keira Heinricy
| 12/05/23 @ Valhalla | 13 |
| 12/12/24 vs San Marcos | 10 |
| 01/09/24 @ Helix | 9 |
| 11/26/24 @ University City | 9 |
| 11/25/24 vs Academy of Our Lady of Peace | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead El Capitan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keira Heinricy, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. That's the most boards Heinricy has posted since back in December of 2023. Emily Sample was another key player, putting up nine points and seven assists.
El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-36, which was the final score in Eastlake's tilt against Christian on Saturday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Capitan's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Eastlake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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