Basketball Preview: Southwest Dragons vs. Southside Cardinals
Southwest is 1-9 against Southside since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southwest Dragons will challenge the Southside Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Southwest focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 36 on Tuesday.
Southwest is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 69-32 loss at the hands of Jay. The Dragons were down 56-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Southwest's loss came about despite a quality game from Paris Alaquinez, who had 15 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Genaya Santos, who had six points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Southwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Southside ended up a good deal behind McCollum on Tuesday and lost 79-62. The Cardinals have struggled against the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Southside might have lost, but man, Gabryela Galvan was a machine: she shot 6-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Galvan is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Bethany Garcia, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus six assists and two steals.
Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Southside, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southwest has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.1. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southwest came up short against Southside in their previous meeting back in February, falling 33-29. Can Southwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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