The Santana Sultans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 14th straight loss. They took a 35-21 bruising from El Cajon Valley. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Santana of the 39-28 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Several Sultans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Harper Diaz, who scored eight points. That was a full 38.1% of Santana's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
El Cajon Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was McKinley Morgan out in front who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Morgan hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Onnamarie Miller, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Santana dropped their record down to 4-22 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.0 points per game. As for El Cajon Valley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15.
Santana will take on Valhalla at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for El Cajon Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Madison focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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