Basketball Recap: Mt. Carmel Sets Scoring Season-High Against San Dieguito Academy

Sundevils

Team Score

01/07/25 @ San Dieguito Academy	84
12/14/24 @ Granite Hills	77
11/27/24 vs St. Joseph Academy	75
12/28/24 vs Cerritos	68
12/30/24 vs Coronado	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Carmel). They breezed by the San Dieguito Academy Mustangs to the tune of 84-34 on Tuesday. With the Sundevils ahead 53-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Mt. Carmel's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Humphrey, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds. Those 19 points gave Humphrey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Makai Orje, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.

Mt. Carmel was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Mt. Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for San Dieguito Academy, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.

Mt. Carmel and Torrey Pines will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Torrey Pines' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for San Dieguito Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mission Vista at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th.