Watsonville and Seaside are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Watsonville Wildcatz will be playing at home against the Seaside Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Watsonville has five straight victories, Seaside has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Watsonville didn't have too much trouble with Marina as they won 67-52. Given the Wildcatz's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Mariners are ranked 1078th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 11/21/23 vs North Salinas | 5 |
| 01/15/25 @ Marina | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Stevenson | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ Hollister | 2 |
| 01/13/25 vs Monte Vista Christian | 1 |
Watsonville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Max Aceves out in front who posted eight points in addition to six assists and four steals. That's the most steals Aceves has posted since back in November of 2023. Leon Madec was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Seaside ended up a good deal behind Stevenson on Wednesday and lost 63-46.
Seaside's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Watsonville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Watsonville came up short against Seaside in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 55-43. Can Watsonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
