If Sotomayor was feeling good fresh off their 81-43 takedown of Torres last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sotomayor Wolves took a hard 66-51 fall against the Marquez Gladiators on Monday. The Wolves were not able to make up for their loss to the Gladiators from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
| 01/27/25 @ Marquez | 4 |
| 01/23/25 vs Torres | 2 |
| 01/22/25 @ Maywood Academy | 4 |
| 01/20/25 vs Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica | 5 |
Despite the loss, Sotomayor still got an impressive performance from Bryan Hernandez, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Hernandez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. LJ Ganther was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Marquez's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elyjah Staples, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 19 rebounds. Staples is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cravon Charles, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Sotomayor's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12. As for Marquez, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season.
Sotomayor will venture away from home to square off against Maywood CES at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sotomayor is facing Maywood CES at the right time seeing as Maywood CES is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Marquez, they will be playing at home against Elizabeth at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marquez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.
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