Basketball Recap: San Jacinto Piles Up the Points Against Tahquitz

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Arroyo	71
01/22/25 @ Elsinore	59
11/23/24 vs Covina	59
12/26/24 vs Jurupa Valley	58
01/17/25 vs West Valley	53

There's no place like home for San Jacinto, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Tahquitz Titans 71-30. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Jacinto to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luvlee Sadler, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sadler has scored at least a third of San Jacinto's points. Genesis Ruiz was another key player, going 10 for 19 on her way to 22 points and five steals.

San Jacinto was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tahquitz only racked up nine assists.

When it comes to explaining why Tahquitz lost, don't look at Vanessa Garcia. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards. That was a full 46.7% of Tahquitz's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maria Peralta, who scored five points.

San Jacinto has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points over those games. As for Tahquitz, they now have a losing record at 10-11.

San Jacinto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-38 victory against Temescal Canyon on the 31st. As for Tahquitz, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-19 win against West Valley on the 31st.