Recap: Cypress Centurions vs. Kennedy Fighting Irish
The Cypress Centurions entered their tilt with the Kennedy Fighting Irish with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Cypress walked away with a 50-38 win over the Fighting Irish on Friday. 50 seems to be a good number for Cypress as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Isabella Caceres, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Shigekawa, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Kennedy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Riyin Stewart, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stewart has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Madeleine Hsu, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Cypress has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Kennedy, they are on a 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Cypress will head out on the road to face off against the Saints at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Crean Lutheran is on a four-game streak of home wins, the Centurions a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Kennedy will take on the Mariners at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacifica presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Fighting Irish in California (the Mariners are ranked 283rd, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 637th).
