A well-balanced attack led Imperial over Calexico in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Imperial Tigers blew the Calexico Bulldogs out of the water with a 56-15 final score. With the Tigers ahead 35-5 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Imperial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elynna Jimenez led the charge by putting up 16 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Jimenez has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Magdaleno, who went 6 of 11 en route to 13 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Tigers
| 01/23/25 vs Calexico | 56-15 |
| 01/21/25 vs Yuma Catholic | 53-42 |
| 01/07/25 vs Brawley | 69-19 |
Imperial pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Calexico, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Imperial has already played their next contest (against Canyon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Calexico has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Vincent Memorial.
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