Soquel is 0-10 against Santa Cruz since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Soquel Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. Soquel has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Soquel posted their biggest win since November 29, 2023 on Friday. They blew past San Lorenzo Valley 63-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Soquel has posted against San Lorenzo Valley since January 22, 2019.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 48-44 to Oakland. It was the first time this season that Santa Cruz let down their fans at home.
The win got Soquel back to even at 10-10. As for Santa Cruz, their loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
Soquel opened the new year with a less-than-successful 56-44 loss to Santa Cruz. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Cruz's Ben Dotten, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. Now that Soquel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
