Santa Ynez had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 69-43 margin over the Morro Bay Pirates. Given Santa Ynez's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while Morro Bay is ranked 1123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/21/25 @ Morro Bay | 21 |
| 01/17/25 vs Righetti | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Nipomo | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs Mission College Prep | 15 |
Leading Santa Ynez to victory were Lucas Ollenburger and Jude Pritchard. Ollenburger dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Pritchard went 7 for 14 on his way to 21 points and seven boards. The contest was Pritchard's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gael Villalobos, who posted seven points and five boards.
Santa Ynez pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points per game. As for Morro Bay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-16.
Santa Ynez has already played their next game (against Cabrillo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Morro Bay will be playing at home against Righetti at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Righetti knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Morro Bay likes a good challenge.
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