The El Capitan Vaqueros are taking a road trip to square off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
El Capitan is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing West Hills: they outscored them in every quarter. El Capitan enjoyed a cozy 42-26 victory over West Hills on Saturday. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills strolled past Mira Mesa with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 58-43.
El Capitan better focus on containing Jaylene Hughes and Kerstena Tomika as the pair were huge in Granite Hills' win. Hughes posted 22 points, while Tomika had 21 points. SHANIYAH SMITH was another key player, putting up eight points.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Granite Hills, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
El Capitan didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Granite Hills in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-46 victory. Will El Capitan repeat their success, or does Granite Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
