Having just played yesterday, the El Capitan Vaqueros will get right back to it and host the Coronado Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. El Capitan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Coronado will come in with three straight wins.
El Capitan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 70-69 to West Hills. Even though they lost, the Vaqueros' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.7 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
El Capitan might have lost, but man, Jason Wilson was a machine: he went 10 of 19 en route to 29 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 42% of El Capitan's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Curo, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 boards.
While Coronado didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 62-39 margin over Mount Miguel on Monday. The contest marked the Islanders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Coronado's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
El Capitan came up short against Coronado when the teams last played back in January of 2018, falling 54-50. Will El Capitan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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