
Falcons
01/24/25 vs Woodcrest Christian | 80 |
01/06/25 vs Notre Dame | 76 |
12/18/24 vs ALA - West Foothills | 73 |
12/06/24 vs Carter | 68 |
12/05/24 vs Yucca Valley | 65 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas). They took down the Woodcrest Christian Royals 80-61 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aquinas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lj Hall, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Hall a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Juju Mareno, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Aquinas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodcrest Christian only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Woodcrest Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Carlson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Riley Downs was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Woodcrest Christian, they dropped their record down to 9-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Aquinas has already played their next contest (against Damien), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Woodcrest Christian will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Ontario Christian at 7:30 p.m. Woodcrest Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
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