Aliso Niguel has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the San Juan Hills Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aliso Niguel will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 541st, while San Juan Hills is ranked 127th).
Aliso Niguel suffered their biggest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 78-34 loss at the hands of San Clemente.
In what's become a running theme this season, San Juan Hills gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tesoro 73-18 at home. That 55 points margin sets a new team best for San Juan Hills this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Juan Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sydney Peterson, who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Peterson has scored at least a third of San Juan Hills' points. Another player making a difference was Anna Shreeve, who scored 14 points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Aliso Niguel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for San Juan Hills, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Aliso Niguel was taken down by San Juan Hills 73-28 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Aliso Niguel was down 42-18.
