After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Los Angeles, the West Adams Panthers were happy to have found some success on Wednesday. They came out on top against Santee by a score of 52-44. That's another feather in the cap for West Adams, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
West Adams found their leader in underclassman Justin Cortez, who scored 13 points along with nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cortez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cesar Santiago, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
West Adams pushed their record up to 9-11 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Santee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
West Adams won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on January 18th. Jefferson comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Santee, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Manual Arts at 7:30 p.m.
