Aptos is 8-2 against San Lorenzo Valley since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Aptos Mariners will head out on the road to challenge the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Aptos focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Aptos strolled past Scotts Valley with points to spare, taking the game 50-35. The win made it back-to-back wins for Aptos.
Aptos' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abby Sherwood, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and four blocks, and Gabby Wickham, who scored 19 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Laurel Southall, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
San Lorenzo Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Tuesday. Their tough 58-38 defeat to Santa Cruz might stick with them for a while. The game was a 16-16 toss-up at halftime, but San Lorenzo Valley was outscored by Santa Cruz in the second.
Aptos is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for San Lorenzo Valley, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Aptos against San Lorenzo Valley in their previous matchup on January 5th as the squad secured a 72-36 win. With Aptos ahead 39-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
