Soledad has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Salinas Cowboys on Friday, falling 51-31. The Aztecs were down 40-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/24/25 vs Salinas | 5 |
| 01/16/25 vs Watsonville | 6 |
| 01/15/25 vs Everett Alvarez | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hollister | 4 |
| 01/06/25 vs Monterey | 6 |
Soledad lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Delylah Ocampo, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 10 points and five steals. Ocampo is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least four every time she's taken the court this season. Justina Botello was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Salinas can attribute much of their success to Alissa Escutia, who posted 17 points. Those 17 points gave Escutia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alice Uchida, who had ten points.
Soledad's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Salinas, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Soledad has already played their next contest, a 53-51 defeat against Monterey on the 28th. As for Salinas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 74-38 win against Everett Alvarez on the 28th.
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