Preview: Escondido Cougars vs. Kearny Komets
The Escondido Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Kearny Komets at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Escondido extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Sweetwater. They really took it to the Red Devils for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-21 win on the road. Escondido has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 30 points or more this season.
Jasmine Reyes and Anaya Mc Glory were among the main playmakers for Escondido as the former scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists and the latter dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. Reyes also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season. Sydney Dumbauld was another key contributor, scoring four points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Kearny had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They strolled past Southwest EC with points to spare, taking the game 59-42. 59 seems to be a good number for Kearny as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Escondido is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Kearny, their victory bumped their record up to 17-13.
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