On Monday, the Sunnyside Wildcats didn't have too much trouble with the Pleasant Grove Eagles as they won 51-36. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Eagles are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malachi Barnes was his usual excellent self, putting up 19 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Sunnyside's points. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Jones, who posted 12 points.
Sunnyside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Sunnyside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 48-43 win against Selma on the 4th. As for Pleasant Grove, 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 Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th.
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