The Cesar Chavez Champions and the Beverly Hills Normans will round out the year against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cesar Chavez has five straight wins, Beverly Hills has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cesar Chavez has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season. They blew past Cibola, posting a 78-32 win at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Cesar Chavez has managed all season.
It was another big night for Gabriel Briones, who scored 14 points along with six steals. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drayce Crenshaw, who scored ten points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Beverly Hills pushed their score all the way to 59 last Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Heritage Christian on the road and fell 96-59. While losing is never fun, Beverly Hills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while Heritage Christian is ranked 53rd).
Cesar Chavez's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Beverly Hills, they bumped their record down to 4-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.