Basketball Preview: Evergreen Valley Cougars vs. Maria Carrillo Pumas
The Evergreen Valley Cougars will challenge the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evergreen Valley has five straight wins, Maria Carrillo has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Evergreen Valley is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Live Oak: they outscored them in every quarter. Evergreen Valley blew past Live Oak 48-23 on Saturday. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Evergreen Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aastha Bhagat, who had 14 points. Another player making a difference was Rayleen Sandhu, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Maria Carrillo suffered their biggest defeat since February 9th on Saturday. They were beaten by St. Mary's Academy 65-36. The match marked the Pumas' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Evergreen Valley's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Maria Carrillo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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