The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Vasquez Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Santa Clarita Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Lancaster Baptist 79-45. The Cardinals not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 3rd (when they won 68-29).
Meanwhile, Vasquez came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Jaguars to the tune of 98-40. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Santa Clarita Christian better keep an eye on Carter Parker. He was instrumental in Vasquez's win, going 7-for-10 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven assists and five steals. Those seven assists gave Parker a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Rowley, who shot 57% from the field to rack up 21 points.
Vasquez was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. They are 8-1 when they've passed the ball that well.
Vasquez's record now sits at 9-4. As for Santa Clarita Christian, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Santa Clarita Christian ended up a good deal behind Vasquez in their previous meeting back in January, losing 58-41. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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