Basketball Recap: Tahquitz Takes a Loss

After flying high against West Valley last Friday, Tahquitz came back down to earth. The Tahquitz Titans took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Temescal Canyon Titans on Wednesday. Tahquitz has struggled against Temescal Canyon recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

When it comes to explaining why Tahquitz lost, don't look at Vanessa Garcia. Despite the final result, she dropped a triple-double with 32 points, 18 rebounds, and ten assists. That was a full 55.2% of Tahquitz's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Teiyona Henderson was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.

Garcia wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Tahquitz was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They racked up 13 more assists than Temescal Canyon's also-impressive total of ten.

Ahmani Browder was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double with 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 steals for Temescal Canyon. Those 41 points gave Browder a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sarai Kamweru, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 15 boards.

Tahquitz now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Temescal Canyon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-15.

Tahquitz does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Temescal Canyon, they will welcome California School for the Deaf-Riverside at 5:00 p.m. on February 13th. Temescal Canyon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.