Vaughn is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northridge Academy is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Vaughn White Tigers will host the Northridge Academy Pumas at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Vaughn was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, taking the game 37-24.
02/03/25 @ Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences | 6 |
02/01/25 vs Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences | 10 |
01/30/25 vs East Valley | 8 |
01/27/25 vs Fulton | 6 |
01/23/25 vs Sherman Oaks CES | 2 |
Vaughn can attribute much of their success to Estefany Contreras, who posted five points in addition to 17 boards, eight steals, and six blocks, and Nathaly Contreras, who earned six points along with five rebounds and three steals. Estefany is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last 17 games she's played.
Vaughn was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.5 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 5.9.
Meanwhile, Northridge Academy humbled East Valley with a 59-9 victory. The Pumas have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Northridge Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.3 points per game. As for Vaughn, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Vaughn was dealt a bruising 59-8 loss at the hands of Northridge Academy when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Vaughn was down 37-4.
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