If La Jolla wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played University City, they should've done a better job of containing Dylan Griffin. The University City Centurions blew past the La Jolla Vikings 74-49 on Tuesday thanks in part to Griffin, who went 16 for 23 on his way to 38 points along with eight boards and three steals. He has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played.
| 01/28/25 vs La Jolla | 8 |
| 01/14/25 @ St. Augustine | 7 |
| 11/30/24 vs Helix | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs Madison | 5 |
| 12/17/24 vs Mt. Carmel | 5 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Mathias Baluyot, who posted eight points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.
Despite the loss, La Jolla still got an impressive performance from Leo Hawkinson, who earned 16 points. Another player making a difference was Carson Diehl, who had four points and 11 rebounds.
University City's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10. As for La Jolla, they dropped their record down to 15-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
University City will challenge Cathedral Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully University City likes a good challenge. As for La Jolla, they will square off against Canyon Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Canyon Hills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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