Robertson and St. Michael are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Robertson Cardinals will square off against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Robertson is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Academy for Technology and The Classics: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Robertson blew Academy for Technology and The Classics out of the water with a 70-42 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 23 point advantage.
Nathan Gonzales
| 02/13/25 vs Academy for Technology and The Classics | 19 |
| 02/08/25 vs West Las Vegas | 10 |
| 02/06/25 @ Santa Fe Prep | 16 |
| 02/04/25 @ Santa Fe Indian | 14 |
| 01/30/25 vs St. Michael's | 7 |
| + 15 more games |
Robertson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Gonzales out in front who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. That's the most points Gonzales has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was George Smith, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten assists.
Robertson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They are a perfect 5-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Michael's). They blew past West Las Vegas 94-71 on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Horsemen, who have now won eight matches in a row.
St. Michael's pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points over those games. As for Robertson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Robertson suffered a grim 69-46 defeat to St. Michael's when the teams last played back in January. Can Robertson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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