On Wednesday, the Maricopa Indians strolled past the Laton Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 43-26. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
| 01/15/25 vs Laton | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Cuyama Valley | 1 |
| 01/10/25 @ San Luis Obispo Classical Academy | 1 |
Maricopa found their leader in sophomore Michael Grysko, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. With that strong performance, Grysko is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Elijah Roa, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Maricopa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Laton still got an impressive performance from Jaythan Garcia, who posted 14 points. Garcia has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Yann Jimenez was another key player, putting up three points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Maricopa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Laton, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-12.
Maricopa has already played their next contest (against Coast Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Laton will face off against Kings Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Kings Christian will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Laton surely won't give up without a fight.
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