Recap: University City Centurions vs. Olympian Eagles
The University City Centurions's game on Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 47-35 win over Olympian. This was payback for University City, who suffered a 79-24 defeat the last time these two teams met.
University City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chaya Scott led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Scott scored 15 or more points. Kianna LeFear was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Olympian had strong showings from Asia Darcuiel, who scored 16 points along with five assists, and Alyssa Martin, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and five blocks. Darcuiel scored a full 45.7% of Olympian's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Natalya Walker, who scored two points along with five rebounds.
University City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Olympian, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
University City won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Helix at 4:30 p.m. on December 23rd. Helix has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Olympian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Hilltop at 3:00 p.m. on December 23rd. Hilltop will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 671st, while Olympian is ranked 238th).
