The Salinas Cowboys will square off against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salinas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Everett Alvarez to the tune of 68-27 on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for the Cowboys who have now won three contests in a row.
| 01/06/25 vs Everett Alvarez | 15 |
| 12/08/23 @ Soquel | 14 |
| 11/30/23 vs San Lorenzo Valley | 12 |
| 01/25/24 @ Monterey | 11 |
| 11/21/23 vs Seaside | 10 |
Andrea Nava was the offensive standout of the game as she posted 15 points. Those 15 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Uchida, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Watsonville couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 62-32 blowout they got against Everett Alvarez. Given the Wildcatz's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Eagles are ranked 920th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Watsonville and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for Salinas, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Salinas didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Watsonville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. Does Salinas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watsonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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