Sonora picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-43 victory over the Johansen Vikings. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Vikings are ranked 231st).
| 12/26/24 vs Johansen | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Oakdale | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Ceres | 3 |
| 11/18/23 @ Golden Valley | 3 |
| 12/12/24 vs Central Catholic | 2 |
Luke Otterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (four). Quentin Solis was another key player, putting up 13 points and four steals.
Despite the loss, Johansen still got an impressive performance from Wilbert Gaxiola, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Carranza, who had nine points.
Sonora is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Johansen, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Sonora wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 52-30 victory against Oakdale on the 27th. As for Johansen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-54 win against Escalon on the 27th.
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