Santa Rosa is 4-0 against La Villa since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Santa Rosa Warriors will take on the La Villa Cardinals in a tournament on Thursday. Santa Rosa has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Santa Rosa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past IDEA Frontier College Prep 61-6 on Tuesday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Mia Garza was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Mendoza, who posted 11 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Santa Rosa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
While La Villa didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were beaten by Freer 44-17 on Tuesday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Buckaroos recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Herlinda Rivera, who posted nine points.
Santa Rosa's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for La Villa, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Santa Rosa strolled past La Villa when the teams last played back in November by a score of 39-25. Does Santa Rosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Villa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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