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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
