Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Santa Rosa Academy's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Santa Rosa Academy won the last time they faced San Jacinto Leadership Academy, and Austyn Hopkins did his part to make sure it happened again. The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers strolled past the San Jacinto Leadership Academy Lions with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 70-55 thanks in part to Hopkins, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played.

Chris Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten assists. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Rosa Academy's success: when he posts at least ten assists the team is 14-6 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).

Despite the loss, San Jacinto Leadership Academy still got an impressive performance from Jake Gagnepain, who posted 28 points and four steals. That was a full 50.9% of San Jacinto Leadership Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezra Olguin, who scored ten points and five boards.

Santa Rosa Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for San Jacinto Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santa Rosa Academy has already played their next match (against Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. San Jacinto Leadership Academy will face off against California Military Institute at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. San Jacinto Leadership Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.