The Southwest SD Raiders will head out to square off against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tri-City Christian will be up against a hot Southwest SD squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went Southwest SD's way against Sweetwater on Wednesday as Southwest SD made off with a 50-25 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest SD to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pilar Carrera, who posted 12 points. Natalie Kim-Cardenas was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Tri-City Christian challenged Escondido Adventist Academy on Wednesday. Tri-City Christian really took it to Escondido Adventist Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-32 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Southwest SD better focus on containing Katie Busch and Talia Anthony as the pair were huge in Tri-City Christian's win. Busch dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Anthony went 9 for 16 on her way to 20 points along with six assists and six steals. Those six assists gave Anthony a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Giselle Murray, who earned eight points in addition to 11 boards and three blocks.
Tri-City Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Tri-City Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.5 points per game. As for Southwest SD, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
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