The Crean Lutheran Saints will square off against the Esperanza Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crean Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down El Dorado 44-30. The Saints pushed the score to 37-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Esperanza waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 41-29 victory over the Comanches. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Comanches are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Esperanza found their leader in freshman Avery Kame, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Janelle Miyatake, who had six points and three steals.
Crean Lutheran's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Esperanza, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Crean Lutheran strolled past Esperanza in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 62-43. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Esperanza's Alexa Muller, who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crean Lutheran still be able to contain Muller? There's only one way to find out.
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