The Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica Seawolves will head out on the road to challenge the Pilibos Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though AGBU scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica still came out on top. Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica took their match against AGBU 70-61. The win made it back-to-back wins for Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica.
Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elliott Colin Fenderson out in front who scored 19 points along with six assists. Another player making a difference was Michael Caceres, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Faith Baptist scored an imposing 56 points last Wednesday, Pilibos still came out on top. Everything went Pilibos' way against Faith Baptist as Pilibos made off with a 76-56 win. Given Pilibos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Faith Baptist is ranked 644th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Antranik Balian, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Balian is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Honanian, who scored eight points along with eight assists.
The victory got Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica back to even at 12-12. As for Pilibos, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Friday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 45.5% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Pilibos struggles in that department as they've made 50.5% of their threes per game this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica came up short against Pilibos in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 76-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Balian, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and ten rebounds. Now that Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
