Basketball Recap: Eastside Lions vs. Quartz Hill Royals
Make it nine blowout wins for the Eastside Lions this season. They took their contest on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 74-39 win over Quartz Hill. The win was nothing new for Eastside as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Niela Marshall continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two blocks for four straight games. Camrynn Whitley was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Quartz Hill's loss came despite strong showings from Ashantee Palmer and Mandy Frozina. Palmer scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Frozina scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Frozina has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alonna Rollins, who scored five points.
Eastside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Quartz Hill, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11.
Eastside will take on the Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmdale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1025th, while the Lions are ranked 265th). As for Quartz Hill, they will head out on the road to square off against the Antelopes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Antelope Valley is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
