With a playoff game on the line, the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They took down the Colonists 61-47. Winning may never get old, but Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary to victory, but perhaps none more so than Layla Navarro, who scored 18 points. Marina Leiva was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.
Despite the loss, Anaheim still got an impressive performance from Elise Marquez, who scored 20 points along with five assists and five steals. Marquez has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisele Martinez, who scored 14 points.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Anaheim, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-2.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary will head out on the road to face off against Cerritos at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cerritos is coming into the game with six straight wins at home, so Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Anaheim does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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