The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs and the Hilmar Yellowjackets will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Vincent de Paul is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
On Thursday, St. Vincent de Paul needed a bit of extra time to put away Petaluma. They walked away with a 51-39 win over the Trojans. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Trojans are ranked 1136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Vincent de Paul got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Harrison Barley out in front who posted 11 points and four steals. Jacob Peralta was another key player, putting up seven points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hilmar played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Patterson an easy 61-39 win.
St. Vincent de Paul will have to contain Aaron Solorio as he made an impact in Hilmar's last game. He went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points along with six boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Solorio is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Silveira, who put up eight points.
St. Vincent de Paul's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Hilmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Vincent de Paul has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Hilmar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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