The Tarbut V' Torah Lions will venture away from home to take on the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Capistrano Valley Christian will be up against a hot Tarbut V' Torah team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Tarbut V' Torah really took it to Southlands Christian for the full four quarters, racking up an 87-35 win. The Lions pushed the score to 80-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley Christian waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the Gauls to the tune of 90-46. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Capistrano Valley Christian's win came from a few key players Tarbut V' Torah will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Matthew Ahern, who went 13 for 20 en route to 30 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Michael Ahern, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points.
Capistrano Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6.4 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.5.
Capistrano Valley Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.1 points per game. As for Tarbut V' Torah, their record now sits at 10-1.
Tarbut V' Torah was taken down by Capistrano Valley Christian 82-47 in their previous matchup back in February of 2015. Can Tarbut V' Torah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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