Santa Clarita Christian and Vasquez are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vasquez Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Clarita Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Vasquez will come in with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Santa Clarita Christian didn't have quite enough to beat The Palmdale Aerospace Academy and fell 63-60.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Vasquez's strategy against Palmdale Academy Charter School on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Vasquez blew Palmdale Academy Charter School out of the water with a 73-29 final score. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Santa Clarita Christian better focus on containing Carter Parker and Gavin Battey as the pair were huge in Vasquez's win. Parker went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals, while Battey went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points and eight boards. That's the most boards Battey has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Adam Wyganowski, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Vasquez smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Vasquez is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Santa Clarita Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Santa Clarita Christian came up short against Vasquez in their previous meeting on January 13th, falling 81-72. Will Santa Clarita Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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