While Santa Ynez didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Torres Toros on Thursday as the Santa Ynez Pirates made off with  a  59-34 win. Given the Pirates' advantage  in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings  (they are ranked 297th, while the Toros are ranked 856th), the result  wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/12/24 vs Torres | 18 | 
| 12/04/23 @ San Luis Obispo Classical Academy | 16 | 
| 11/22/24 vs Carpinteria | 15 | 
| 12/10/24 @ Lompoc | 14 | 
| 12/18/23 vs Bishop Diego | 12 | 
 Santa Ynez's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but  Lucas Ollenburger led the charge by  dropping  a double-double on 18 points and 11  rebounds. The dominant performance gave  Ollenburger a new career-high in points.  Jude Pritchard was another key player,  going 7 of 12  on his way to 16  points and six  rebounds.
Santa Ynez's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Torres, they now  have a losing record at 3-4.
 Santa Ynez wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next  game,  a  47-39  defeat against Stockdale on the 13th. As for Torres, they also  didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  57-39  loss against Lompoc on the 13th.
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