The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves entered their tilt with the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. St. Augustine Catholic blew past Santa Cruz Valley 49-27. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Augustine Catholic also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
St. Augustine Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carolina Georgelous led the charge by scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Another player making a difference was Megan Callahan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Santa Cruz Valley still got an impressive performance from Jianna Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Lopez scored a full 48.1% of Santa Cruz Valley's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Santa Cruz Valley struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as St. Augustine Catholic racked up nine assists.
St. Augustine Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Santa Cruz Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
St. Augustine Catholic will be playing at home against Sequoia Pathway Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Tempe Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Tempe Prep is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
