Basketball Preview: Las Lomas Knights vs. Kennedy Titans
The Las Lomas Knights will face off against the Kennedy Titans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Las Lomas is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Hayward: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Las Lomas blew Hayward out of the water with a 61-24 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-13.
Las Lomas' win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kimiko Hirahara, who had nine points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. What's more, Hirahara also racked up three assists, the most she's had since back in November of 2023. Angie Gankhuyag was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds.
Las Lomas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hayward only pulled down 15.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They put the hurt on San Lorenzo with a sharp 59-36 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Kennedy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Payton Siquig led the charge by going 12 for 27 en route to 25 points plus six steals and five rebounds. The match was Siquig's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Chloe Buchner, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Las Lomas and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Kennedy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Las Lomas' way against Kennedy when the teams last played back in December of 2017, as Las Lomas made off with a 59-39 victory. Does Las Lomas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kennedy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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