Basketball Preview: San Marino Titans vs. United Christian Academy Eagles
The San Marino Titans will take on the United Christian Academy Eagles in a tournament on Tuesday. San Marino is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
San Marino saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 55-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cajon.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask United Christian Academy). They breezed by California Military Institute to the tune of 64-18 on Tuesday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 44 point advantage.
United Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalie Estrada, who dropped a triple-double on 26 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals, and Jordin Edwards, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Edwards a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Gigi Marquez was another key player, earning six points in addition to seven steals and six assists.
United Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
United Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for San Marino, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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