La Jolla hasn't had much luck against University City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The La Jolla Vikings will take on the University City Centurions in a tournament on Monday. La Jolla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
La Jolla will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Mission Bay on Saturday. La Jolla simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mission Bay 54-20. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
| 12/21/24 vs Mission Bay | 15 |
| 12/18/24 vs University City | 16 |
| 12/14/24 vs Bonita Vista | 34 |
| 12/11/24 vs Calexico | 20 |
La Jolla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reagan Bennett led the charge by going 7 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to four steals and four blocks. The match was Bennett's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Soila Chadwick, who posted 12 points along with five assists and five boards.
La Jolla smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, University City waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 41-29.
La Jolla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for University City, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
La Jolla couldn't quite finish off University City when the teams last played on Wednesday and fell 44-41. Can La Jolla avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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