The Salinas Cowboys will head out to square off against the Alisal Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salinas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Salinas strolled past Watsonville with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The Cowboys pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcatz cut but never quite recovered from.
Salinas relied on the efforts of Alissa Escutia, who posted 12 points, and Alice Uchida, who earned 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Nava, who had six points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Alisal over Monterey in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Alisal blew Monterey out of the water with a 65-34 final score. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
Salinas' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Alisal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Salinas might still be hurting after the 50-25 loss they got from Alisal in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Salinas was down 27-7.
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