The Prospect Panthers will square off against the Leland Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prospect has three straight wins, Leland has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Prospect earned a 56-44 victory over Pioneer. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Mustangs are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/28/25 @ Pioneer | 4 |
| 01/25/25 @ Willow Glen | 1 |
| 01/23/25 vs Branham | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ Christopher | 1 |
| 01/16/25 @ Evergreen Valley | 3 |
Sadie Slaughter was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Akeisha McDaid, who posted eight points and 13 boards.
Prospect was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Leland was beaten by Evergreen Valley 59-28 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Prospect will need focus on slowing down Diya Boyapati, one of several Leland players who made an impact when they last played. She earned 13 points. Alyssa Nagatani was another key player, putting up five points and four steals.
Leland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Prospect, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Prospect against Leland when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 62-34 win. Does Prospect have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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