Winning is just a little bit easier when you make eight more threes than your opponent, a fact the Chandler Prep Titans proved on Wednesday. They came out on top against St. Augustine Catholic by a score of 62-49. The win made it back-to-back wins for Chandler Prep.
Chandler Prep had a senior duo take command as Noah Ruiz dropped a triple-double on 16 points, ten rebounds, and 11 assists and Caleb So scored 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points So has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Hopper, who scored six points.
When it comes to explaining why St. Augustine Catholic lost, one person who can't be blamed is Peter Dogbegah. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lance Marchessault, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Chandler Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Chandler Prep will head out on the road to square off against Santa Cruz Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chandler Prep is facing Santa Cruz Valley at the right time seeing as Santa Cruz Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Augustine Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tempe Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tempe Prep will be up against St. Augustine Catholic's rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.44 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
