The Irvine Vaqueros will face off against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Irvine sitting on 22 straight wins and St. Bonaventure on 13.
Irvine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They secured a 71-66 W over Cabrillo. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Bonaventure beat Villa Park 71-65 on Tuesday.
St. Bonaventure's win came from a few key players Irvine will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mathew Wilson, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 21 points and six boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last 13 games he's played. Charlie Adams was another key player, putting up 19 points and four steals.
Irvine's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points over those games. As for St. Bonaventure, their win bumped their record up to 25-6.
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