Basketball Recap: Coral Gables Cavaliers vs. Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions
After flying high against South Miami last Wednesday, Coral Gables came back down to earth. The Coral Gables Cavaliers lost 56-33 to the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cavaliers of the 59-37 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jasmin Abu-Zaraybah, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Veronica Trueba, who posted seven points.
Immaculata-La Salle's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ainoa Haliwa, who went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points. The dominant performance also gave Haliwa a new career-high in field goal percentage (73%). Alexandra Gonzalez Casar was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Coral Gables fell to 2-1. As for Immaculata-La Salle, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Coral Gables will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Brendan at 7:30 p.m. on December 2nd. Immaculata-La Salle also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Florida Christian at 3:30 p.m. on December 3rd.
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