It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the San Marcos Knights had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Dons with a 85-81 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
San Marcos was led to victory by Mazen El Bissat and Jalen Williams. El Bissat scored 18 points along with six rebounds and three blocks, while Williams dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points El Bissat has scored all season. Richie Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Barbara lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Zuffelato. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 17 from beyond the arc en route to 46 points and 1 assist. That was a full 56.8% of Santa Barbara's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Horn, who scored nine points.
San Marcos is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Santa Barbara, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-9.
San Marcos will be playing in front of their home fans against Price at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Marcos is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Price will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Santa Barbara does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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