The Irvine Vaqueros will head out to take on the Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, everything went Irvine's way against Brea Olinda as Irvine made off with a 60-38 win.
Irvine got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Stearns out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Stearns a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Another player making a difference was Holden Stearns, who went 7 for 10 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Rancho Alamitos beat Katella 70-58 on Thursday.
The win got Irvine back to even at 1-1. As for Rancho Alamitos, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Irvine strolled past Rancho Alamitos in their previous meeting back in December of 2017 by a score of 62-48. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rancho Alamitos' Timmy Nguyen, who posted 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Irvine to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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