Preview: San Jacinto Tigers vs. La Quinta Blackhawks
The San Jacinto Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Jacinto has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 752 points over their last 11 contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, San Jacinto gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They breezed by Citrus Hill on the road to the tune of 68-14. With San Jacinto ahead 32-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Luv'lee Sadler continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayanna Ligon, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals.
Meanwhile, La Quinta struggled with assists on Thursday (Xavier Prep had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. La Quinta was outmatched by Xavier Prep on the road and fell 51-18. La Quinta has not had much luck with Xavier Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Keymora Salter put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored six points along with nine rebounds.
San Jacinto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for La Quinta, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: San Jacinto have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 41.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like La Quinta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
San Jacinto came up short against La Quinta in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, falling 46-34. Can San Jacinto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
