Basketball Recap: Excelsior Charter Skates Past Lucerne Valley with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs PAL Academy	80
11/20/24 vs University Prep	57
01/17/25 vs Lucerne Valley	54
12/10/24 @ Lucerne Valley	52
12/05/24 @ Lakeview Leadership Academy	50

Excelsior Charter's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Lucerne Valley Mustangs 80-26. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 24 points or more this season.

Lucerne Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Christian Barajas, who posted ten points and five boards, and Raul Gonzalez, who put up no points.

Excelsior Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.8 points. As for Lucerne Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Excelsior Charter will challenge Riverside Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lucerne Valley has already played their next game (against Victor Valley Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.