The Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs entered their tilt with the Durango Trailblazers with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Rancho Solano Prep came out on top against Durango by a score of 64-56 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Sagith Vargas, who scored 26 points. The match was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jake Miller, who scored 15 points.
Durango's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drake Afe-Passion, who scored nine points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Morrow , who scored nine points.
Even though they lost, Durango were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Solano Prep only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Rancho Solano Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Durango, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-7 record last season and are now at 4-8.
Rancho Solano Prep and Stansbury will face off at 4:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Stansbury is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Durango and Peoria will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Peoria will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 233rd in Arizona, while Durango is ranked 56th in Nevada).
