South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] is on a six-game streak of home wins, while McClave is on a 11-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] Patriots will take on the McClave Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] beat Granada 40-34.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kate Elmore, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. Elmore hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Sarah Elmore, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, McClave faced Peyton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. McClave fell just short of Peyton by a score of 48-45. The loss put an end to McClave's undefeated start to the season.
Despite the defeat, McClave saw an underclassman step up: Abrielle Gomez scored 25 points along with four steals. Gomez hasn't dropped below 15points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Melgoza, who scored six points along with two steals.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]'s victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for McClave, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-1.
Thursday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 36.3% of their threes per game. It's a different story for McClave, though, as they've only nailed 34.8% of their threes per game this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] was taken down by McClave 62-18 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] was down 44-9.
