A well-balanced attack led Barstow over Lucerne Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Barstow Aztecs blew the Lucerne Valley Mustangs out of the water with an 84-23 final score. The match marked the Aztecs' most dominant win of the season so far.
Jayden Childs
| 12/09/24 @ Lucerne Valley | 6 |
| 12/03/24 @ University Prep | 3 |
| 11/27/24 vs Santiago | 3 |
| 11/21/24 vs California City | 3 |
| 12/05/24 vs Silver Valley | 2 |
Barstow's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Childs, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Childs a new career-high in assists (six). Joseph Ruesga was another key player, going 7 for 12 on his way to 19 points and three steals.
Barstow was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lucerne Valley only posted seven assists.
Despite the loss, Lucerne Valley had strong showings from Robert Sepulveda, who posted eight points, and Raul Gonzalez, who had two points. Gonzalez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Barstow is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Lucerne Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Barstow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-59 win against Serrano on the 11th. As for Lucerne Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 80-28 loss against Excelsior Charter on the 10th.
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