The Yorba Linda Mustangs and the Santa Barbara Dons will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Yorba Linda sitting on five straight wins and Santa Barbara on four.
Yorba Linda is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging an 86-50 victory over Esperanza. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara won against Oak Park last Friday with 91 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Santa Barbara blew past Buena 91-50. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 700th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yorba Linda better keep an eye on Luke Zuffelato. He was instrumental in Santa Barbara's win, going 7 of 10 en route to 25 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Zuffelato has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 41 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Battle, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Santa Barbara smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Santa Barbara pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Yorba Linda, their record now sits at 10-4.
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