The Sonoma Academy Coyotes will challenge the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sonoma Academy comes in on nine and Rancho Cotate on four.
On Thursday, Sonoma Academy blew past Technology, posting a 67-10 victory. The Coyotes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cotate was able to grind out a solid win over St. Vincent de Paul on Thursday, taking the game 56-43. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Mustangs are ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sonoma Academy better keep an eye on Adam Pengel. He was instrumental in Rancho Cotate's win, going 10 for 22 on his way to 26 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pengel has scored at least a third of Rancho Cotate's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izayah Rush, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Rancho Cotate is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Sonoma Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Sonoma Academy came up short against Rancho Cotate in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 57-46. Can Sonoma Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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