The Del Sol Jaguars will take on the Thacher Toads in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Del Sol has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Thacher will arrive with seven straight wins.
Del Sol is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 99-71 loss at the hands of Royal.
Junior Melena
| 12/11/25 @ Royal | 14 |
| 12/06/25 @ Trinity Classical Academy | 11 |
| 12/05/25 vs Providence | 8 |
| 12/04/25 vs Maricopa | 7 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Junior Melena, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Andrade, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Thacher ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Santa Clara 59-57. Given the Toads' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Saints are ranked 506th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thacher's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Del Sol, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
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