Preview: Paradise Honors Panthers vs. Sahuaro Cougars
The Paradise Honors Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Sahuaro Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sahuaro took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Paradise Honors, who comes in off a win.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Paradise Honors had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Broncos 52-49. The win was just what Paradise Honors needed coming off of a 58-21 loss in their prior matchup.
Morgan Van Dyke continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 32 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Leal, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro struggled with assists on Thursday (Xavier College Prep had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Sahuaro was beaten by Xavier College Prep 83-45. While losing is never fun, Sahuaro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Xavier College Prep is ranked second).
Sahuaro might have lost, but man, Cassandra Coolidge was a machine: she scored 25 points along with two blocks. Coolidge has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times she's played. Biale Sika was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three blocks.
Paradise Honors is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Sahuaro, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Paradise Honors have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 20.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sahuaro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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