Soquel is 2-8 against Aptos since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Soquel Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Aptos Mariners at 7:30 p.m. Soquel will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 636th, while Aptos is ranked 307th).
Soquel suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Santa Cruz 67-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Soquel has suffered against Santa Cruz since April 26, 2021.
Meanwhile, Aptos stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past San Lorenzo Valley, posting a 67-33 win on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Aptos has posted yet this season.
Soquel now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Aptos, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
Soquel lost to Aptos on the road by a decisive 61-42 margin in their previous matchup on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aptos' Mateo Calfe, who scored 17 points. Now that Soquel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
