La Quinta is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Santa Ana Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The La Quinta Aztecs will host the Santa Ana Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. La Quinta has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
La Quinta is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Samueli Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that La Quinta blew Samueli Academy out of the water with a 42-12 final score. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Firewolves are ranked 1116th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
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La Quinta got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Katie Nguyen out in front who posted 11 points and seven steals. With that strong performance, Nguyen is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Vo, who earned ten points and four steals.
La Quinta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rancho Alamitos 46-44.
La Quinta better focus on containing Jayleen Roldan and Jocelyn Guadalupe as the pair were huge in Santa Ana Valley's win. Roldan put up 20 points, while Guadalupe posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Maria Guadalupe Aburto, who had five points.
La Quinta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.2 points per game. As for Santa Ana Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything came up roses for La Quinta against Santa Ana Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 48-12 victory. In that game, La Quinta amassed a halftime lead of 37-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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