The Marquez Gladiators will venture away from home to face off against the Cabrillo Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marquez is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Elizabeth: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marquez blew Elizabeth out of the water with a 70-27 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.
Marquez's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Felipe Umanzor led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Cravon Charles was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Cabrillo humbled Millikan with a 57-25 victory.
Marquez is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Cabrillo, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Marquez came out on top in a nail-biter against Cabrillo when the teams last played back in December of 2019, sneaking past 65-62. Will Marquez repeat their success, or does Cabrillo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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