El Capitan is 7-0 against Greyhills Academy since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The El Capitan Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Greyhills Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Capitan has three straight wins, Greyhills Academy has 23 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
El Capitan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Shonto Prep, posting a 101-18 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 26 points or more this season.
| 01/28/25 vs Shonto Prep | 16 |
| 01/25/25 vs Red Mesa | 16 |
| 01/22/25 vs Fredonia | 22 |
| 01/14/25 vs Dishchii'bikoh | 21 |
| 01/11/25 vs St. Michael | 18 |
| 01/08/25 @ Grand Canyon | 16 |
El Capitan's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jairus Hammon, who went 7 of 14 en route to 16 points along with five assists and three steals. Hammon's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brayden Hammon was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 12.5.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-30, which was the final score in Greyhills Academy's tilt against Hopi on Thursday.
El Capitan has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 55.6 points. As for Greyhills Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for El Capitan against Greyhills Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, as the squad secured a 67-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Capitan since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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