The De Anza Dons will head out on the road to challenge the El Cerrito Gauchos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
De Anza took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They secured a 61-57 W over Swett.
De Anza got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Malakai Wise out in front who posted 21 points. Wise continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jo'Zhon Stallworth, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They breezed by the Lancers to the tune of 72-34. The Gauchos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 22 points or more this season.
El Cerrito's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.2 points. As for De Anza, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
De Anza might still be hurting after the 74-50 defeat they got from El Cerrito in their previous matchup on January 10th. Can De Anza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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