Basketball Recap: Santa Rosa Academy Piles Up the Points Against California Military Institute

Rangers

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs Hamilton	86
12/18/24 @ Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School	59
12/16/24 vs Nuview Bridge	54
12/06/24 vs Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School	39
12/11/24 vs San Jacinto Valley Academy	39

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Santa Rosa Academy's strategy against California Military Institute on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers blew the California Military Institute Rough Riders out of the water with a 58-27 final score. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

Santa Rosa Academy had a senior duo take command as Austyn Hopkins posted ten points along with eight boards and seven assists and Chris Jones went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Vavken-Hylton, who had 11 points.

Santa Rosa Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Santa Rosa Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for California Military Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

Santa Rosa Academy will take on Nuview Bridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Rosa Academy is facing Nuview Bridge at the right time seeing as Nuview Bridge is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for California Military Institute, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-31 loss against Elsinore on the 16th.