The La Jolla Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. La Jolla will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, La Jolla was able to grind out a solid victory over High Tech SD, taking the game 71-61. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
| 02/04/25 @ High Tech SD | 18 |
| 02/13/24 vs Mar Vista | 12 |
| 11/19/24 @ Mar Vista | 11 |
| 11/21/24 @ Valhalla | 11 |
| 12/04/24 vs Chula Vista | 9 |
La Jolla's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carmen Jativa, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and six boards. Those 18 points gave Jativa a new career-high. Soila Chadwick was another key player, putting up 12 points.
La Jolla was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Tech SD only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, Academy of Our Lady of Peace had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They snuck past Granite Hills with a 31-27 win on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pilots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 996th, while the Eagles are ranked 479th).
La Jolla's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, their record now sits at 3-21.
La Jolla suffered a grim 44-22 defeat to Academy of Our Lady of Peace in their previous matchup back in January. Can La Jolla avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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