Vasquez and Santa Clarita Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Vasquez Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vasquez has three straight victories, Santa Clarita Christian has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Vasquez is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Palmdale Academy Charter School: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Vasquez blew Palmdale Academy Charter School out of the water with a 73-29 final score. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Gavin Battey
| 01/13/24 vs Golden Valley | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Palmdale Academy Charter School | 8 |
| 01/25/24 @ Trinity Classical Academy | 8 |
| 12/12/24 vs Desert Christian | 8 |
| 12/07/23 vs Lancaster Baptist | 7 |
Vasquez can attribute much of their success to Carter Parker, who went 7 for 9 en route to 18 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals, and Gavin Battey, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 15 points and eight boards. That's the most boards Battey has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Wyganowski, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Vasquez smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Santa Clarita Christian didn't have quite enough to beat The Palmdale Aerospace Academy on Tuesday and fell 63-60.
Vasquez is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Santa Clarita Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Vasquez was able to grind out a solid win over Santa Clarita Christian in their previous matchup on January 13th, winning 81-72. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vasquez since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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