After flying high against San Lorenzo Valley last Tuesday, Soquel came back down to earth. The Soquel Knights took a 70-54 bruising from the Santa Cruz Cardinals on Thursday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-54 two weeks ago.
| 01/30/25 vs Santa Cruz | 2 |
| 01/28/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley | 3 |
| 01/25/25 @ Scotts Valley | 3 |
Despite the loss, Soquel still got an impressive performance from Nico Ramirez, who posted 16 points and six rebounds. Ramirez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nolen Westfall, who had 14 points and three steals.
Soquel now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Santa Cruz, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Soquel will take on Aptos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Santa Cruz, they will venture away from home to take on Scotts Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Santa Cruz's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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