We've got a battle between Falcons coming up. East Valley will need to watch out since Santee has now posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Santee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Jefferson last Wednesday as Santee made off with a 95-73 victory. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Democrats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Michael Aldridge JR
| 02/12/25 @ Jefferson | 37 |
| 02/07/25 vs Manual Arts | 26 |
| 02/03/25 vs West Adams | 30 |
Michael Aldridge JR continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 37 points and four steals. The contest was his third in a row with at least 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darnell Miller, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, East Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They claimed a resounding 79-23 victory over Alliance Health Services Academy. The win was nothing new for the Falcons as they're now sitting on three straight.
East Valley's win came from a few key players Santee will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jasper Meija, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 15 points. What's more, he also posted a 71% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in November of 2024. Nikita Pozdniakov was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
East Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matchups.
Santee's victory bumped their record up to 5-15. As for East Valley, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda on Saturday as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Santee hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.2 points per game. However, it's not like East Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
