Sunny Hills and Canyon are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Sunny Hills Lancers will challenge the Canyon Comanches at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sunny Hills is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Sunny Hills is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against El Dorado on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sunny Hills lost 55-35 to El Dorado. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 74th).
Despite their loss, Sunny Hills saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Allie Sexton, who posted 12 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Rianna Jones, who earned nine points.
Meanwhile, Canyon came up short against Esperanza on Tuesday and fell 41-29.
Sunny Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Canyon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.
Sunny Hills couldn't quite finish off Canyon in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 39-37. Can Sunny Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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