Basketball Preview: Chaparral Bobcats vs. Stony Point Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Chaparral Bobcats take on the Stony Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Chaparral will be strutting in after a win while Stony Point will be coming in after a loss.
Chaparral is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 73-10 victory over LBJ Austin. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bobcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Stony Point entered their contest against Georgetown on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Stony Point took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Georgetown. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Stony Point got top-tier performance from Leann Bellow, who earned ten points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Bellow has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matilda Bortels, who had ten points in addition to six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Stony Point smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Stony Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Chaparral ended up a good deal behind Stony Point in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, losing 51-33. Thankfully for Chaparral, Naomi Ofunrein (who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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