Santa Clara lost against Malibu back in January of 2018 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Saints fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 66-63.
Jj Ward
| 11/20/25 @ Malibu | 20 |
| 11/18/25 vs Channel Islands | 21 |
| 02/05/25 @ St. Bonaventure | 29 |
| 02/03/25 vs Dunn | 16 |
| 01/31/25 @ St. Bonaventure | 26 |
| + 3 more games |
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jj Ward, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Ward's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Gio Gude, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points and seven boards.
Santa Clara dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Malibu, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Santa Clara didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-57 win against Pacifica on the 21st. As for Malibu, they have also already played their next contest, a 69-33 defeat against Oak Park on the 21st.
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