It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Aptos ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They snuck past the Santa Cruz Cardinals with a 50-46 win. This was payback for the Mariners, who suffered a 43-36 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mariners
| 01/23/25 vs Santa Cruz | 50-46 |
| 01/14/25 vs Scotts Valley | 69-47 |
| 12/26/24 vs Pioneer | 59-47 |
| 12/17/24 vs North Monterey County | 50-34 |
Aptos pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Santa Cruz, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-9 record.
Aptos and Santa Cruz should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Aptos will face off against Harbor at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday up 968 places (190 vs. 1158). Similarly, Santa Cruz (ranked 345th) will meet San Lorenzo Valley (ranked 1159th) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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