The Guardians were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 50-29 to the John Paul II Centurions. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Guardians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 53-38 back in January.
02/04/25 @ John Paul II | 7 |
01/21/25 vs The Christian School at Castle Hills | 5 |
01/17/25 @ Geneva | 3 |
01/10/25 vs John Paul II | 4 |
Despite the loss, the Guardians still got an impressive performance from Christina Torrez, who posted five points and seven steals. Torrez has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Sofia Figueroa was another key player, going 5 of 8 en route to 11 points along with six boards and three steals.
Ella Garcia continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for the Centurions, going 7 for 12 on her way to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Garcia has scored at least a third of the Centurions' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camora Coleman, who went 5 of 11 en route to 10 points.
The Guardians' loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for the Centurions, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing the Knights the next time they take the court. The Guardians will head out to face the Knights at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, while the Centurions will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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