
Pointers
12/30/24 vs Santana | 78-58 |
12/28/24 vs Granite Hills | 66-43 |
12/27/24 vs West Hills | 75-54 |
12/26/24 vs High Tech CV | 72-48 |
12/20/24 vs Clairemont | 65-50 |
12/17/24 @ El Capitan | 65-41 |
Point Loma had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Everything went their way against the Santana Sultans as they made off with a 78-58 victory. Given the Pointers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Sultans are ranked 698th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Point Loma to victory were Na'Sean Hardy and Grant Stewart. Hardy dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Stewart went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hardy a new career-high in blocks (four). Jax Marple was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Point Loma smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.
Point Loma's record now sits at 13-2. As for Santana, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The future could be bright for both Point Loma and Santana: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Point Loma will try to hand Coronado their sixth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. Similarly, Santana will try to hand El Capitan their seventh-straight loss when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on January 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps