After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Palmer, Widefield was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Coronado Cougars out 47-44. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Gladiators also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Widefield can attribute much of their success to Amari Taylor, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points and three steals. Javon Johnson was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Coronado lost, don't look at Jalyn Jarboe. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points. That was a full 43.2% of Coronado's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. DaShawn Flowers also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Widefield's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Coronado, they dropped their record down to 0-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Widefield will challenge Harrison at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrison is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. As for Coronado, they will be playing at home against Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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