The Vasquez Mustangs will head out to take on the Palmdale Academy Charter School Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Vasquez's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
Vasquez is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past The Palmdale Aerospace Academy to the tune of 88-39 on Saturday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 83-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Griffins cut but never quite recovered from.
Noah Rowley
| 12/13/25 vs The Palmdale Aerospace Academy | 23 |
| 12/12/25 @ St. Monica Academy | 15 |
| 12/10/25 @ St. Genevieve | 12 |
| 12/06/25 vs Christian Center | 15 |
| 12/05/25 @ Paraclete | 12 |
| + 7 more games |
Vasquez's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Rowley, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 23 points in addition to six assists and four steals. With that strong performance, Rowley is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Daeron Bankett, who shot 73% from the field to rack up 17 points and seven assists.
Vasquez smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 13.4.
Palmdale Academy Charter School hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Lancaster Baptist 58-40 on Thursday.
Vasquez better focus on containing Mykah Lanier and Casey Culver as the pair were huge in Palmdale Academy Charter School's win. Lanier dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Culver went 6-for-11 en route to 17 points along with five assists and five boards. Those five assists gave Culver a new career-high. Kevin Pliego was another key player, putting up ten points.
Vasquez's record now sits at 8-4. As for Palmdale Academy Charter School, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-6.
Monday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Vasquez just can't miss this season, having drained 47.7% of their field goals per game. However, it's not like Palmdale Academy Charter School struggles in that department as they've made 55% of their shots this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Vasquez against Palmdale Academy Charter School in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 73-29 victory. In that game, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 43-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
