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| 01/26/24 - Home | 42-36 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 43-35 W |
| 01/25/23 - Home | 42-33 W |
| 01/06/23 - Away | 54-28 W |
| 01/21/22 - Away | 56-17 W |
| + 5 more games |
Santiago has gone 10-0 against La Quinta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Santiago Cavaliers will be home for the holidays to greet the La Quinta Aztecs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Santiago has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while La Quinta will arrive with six straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-15, which was the final score in Santiago's tilt against Garden Grove on Thursday.
Meanwhile, La Quinta hadn't done well against Garden Grove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. It was close, but La Quinta ultimately received the gift of a 41-38 win from a begrudging Aztecs squad. Given their advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Argonauts are ranked 918th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santiago better keep an eye on Katie Nguyen. She was instrumental in La Quinta's win, putting up 15 points. That's the most points Nguyen has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Lam, who posted seven points.
La Quinta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Santiago, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Santiago didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against La Quinta in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 42-36 victory. Will Santiago repeat their success, or does La Quinta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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