The San Carlos Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Arete Prep CHARGERS at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Carlos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Arete Prep likes a good challenge.
San Carlos is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 98-31 victory over BASIS Phoenix. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Carlos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leandro Simbolo, who posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Herschel Thompson, who had 16 points.
Meanwhile, Arete Prep lost to Madison Highland Prep at home by a 79-62 margin on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the CHARGERS still had to take the loss.
San Carlos is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Arete Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.
San Carlos strolled past Arete Prep in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 71-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Carlos since the squad 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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