Two dominant guards in Julian Chanelo and Michael Ahern are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Samueli Academy Firewolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Samueli Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Savanna on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Samueli Academy lost 72-52 to Savanna. The Firewolves were down 57-35 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Samueli Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Haset Seyoum, who posted 17 points in addition to five boards and four blocks, and Zack Castruita, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Castruita is becoming a predictor of Samueli Academy's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 4-2 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Ordaz, who had 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Capistrano Valley Christian). They strolled past Sports Leadership & Management with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 89-70. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Capistrano Valley Christian's win came from a few key players Samueli Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ahern, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Makelela, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Capistrano Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Capistrano Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Samueli Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Samueli Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Capistrano Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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