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| 01/12/24 - Away | 52-46 W |
| 01/10/23 - Home | 44-43 W |
| 01/19/22 - Home | 66-46 W |
| 12/10/21 - Away | 73-58 W |
| 05/04/21 - Away | 75-52 W |
| + 5 more games |
Woodbridge is 9-1 against Irvine since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Woodbridge Warriors will be playing at home against the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m.
Woodbridge's tournament run continued when they took on Cabrillo on Monday. Woodbridge took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cabrillo. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, Irvine had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They walked away with a 60-50 victory over the Chargers. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Chargers are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Irvine's win came from a few key players Woodbridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cooper Stearns, who almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 19 boards, and nine assists. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Jalen Yim was another key player, going 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points.
Irvine pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Woodbridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Woodbridge didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Irvine in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stearns, who shot 5-for-5 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Woodbridge still be able to contain Stearns? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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