A well-balanced attack led Ventura over Santa Clara in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Ventura Cougars blew the Santa Clara Saints out of the water with a 67-39 final score. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Adrian Jimenez, who had 15 points. Another player making a difference was Gio Gude, who scored 13 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Ventura's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Santa Clara, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Ventura Cougars face off against the Oaks Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Clara has already played their next matchup, a 72-26 loss against Birmingham on the 30th.
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