Santa Paula is 9-1 against Channel Islands since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Santa Paula Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Channel Islands Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Paula has 11 straight victories, Channel Islands has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Santa Paula is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Carpinteria: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Santa Paula blew Carpinteria out of the water with a 73-33 final score. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
| 01/30/25 @ Carpinteria | 5 |
| 01/28/25 @ Fillmore | 5 |
| 01/23/25 vs Malibu | 9 |
| 01/16/25 vs Nordhoff | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hueneme | 7 |
Santa Paula's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Miahnna Galvan led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 15 assists. Galvan is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 16 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Garcia, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 20 points.
Galvan wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Santa Paula was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands ended up a good deal behind Nordhoff on Thursday and lost 52-34. The Raiders were down 44-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Santa Paula is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points per game. As for Channel Islands, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Santa Paula against Channel Islands in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 68-12 win. Will Santa Paula repeat their success, or does Channel Islands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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