If Soquel wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Santa Cruz, they should've done a better job of containing Mosiah Cumberbatch. The Santa Cruz Cardinals secured a 58-54 W over the Soquel Knights on Friday thanks in part to Cumberbatch, who posted 19 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Soquel lost, don't look at Nolen Westfall. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. Westfall is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nico Ramirez, who had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Santa Cruz has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Soquel, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.
Santa Cruz didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-70 victory against University on the 20th. As for Soquel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 46-30 defeat against Aptos on the 21st.
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