Mar Vista had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 68-61 win over the Otay Ranch Mustangs.
01/17/25 vs Otay Ranch | 18 |
01/15/25 @ San Ysidro | 21 |
01/07/25 @ O'Farrell Charter | 19 |
12/30/24 vs Preuss UCSD | 23 |
Mar Vista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jahaziel Catano, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. Catano's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Omar Krenbeh was another key player, going 10 for 20 en route to 25 points and eight rebounds.
Otay Ranch's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Johann Omae, who posted 15 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Those seven rebounds gave Omae a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ace Arciaga, who had 13 points.
Mar Vista's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. As for Otay Ranch, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Mar Vista is taking a road trip to challenge Southwest SD at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mar Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.1 points per game this season. Otay Ranch has already played their next contest, a 78-28 loss against Mission Hills on the 18th.
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