The Marquez Gladiators scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They really took it to Maywood Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 92-48 win at home. The victory was familiar territory for Marquez who now have four in a row.
Leading Marquez to victory were Julian Nunez and Lamont White Jr. Nunez scored 27 points along with four steals, while White Jr almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, nine assists, and 11 steals. That's the first time this season that White Jr posted eight or more assists. Elyjah Staples was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
Rodrigo Miranda and Edinson Castaneda certainly did their best on Friday to try and avoid the loss. Miranda scored nine points along with 12 assists, while Castaneda dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Miranda is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now racked up eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Camacho, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Marquez has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Maywood Academy, they bumped their record down to 7-13 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marquez will take on Walnut at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Walnut will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak. As for Maywood Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Sotomayor at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sotomayor is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
