The Round Top-Carmine Cubs will challenge the Nueces Canyon Panthers on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Round Top-Carmine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Runge 64-25. Winning may never get old, but the Cubs sure are getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
Meanwhile, after only 22 points in their last matchup, Nueces Canyon made sure to put some points up on the board against Lasara on Tuesday. Nueces Canyon blew past Lasara, posting a 64-26 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Nueces Canyon's win came from a few key players Round Top-Carmine will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madison Sifuentes, who went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points. She is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Idrianna DeLeon, who went 6 for 11 to rack up 12 points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Round Top-Carmine pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points over those games. As for Nueces Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 28-5.
Things could have been worse for Round Top-Carmine, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-28 loss to Nueces Canyon in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sifuentes, who went 9 of 15 on her way to 19 points and three steals. Now that Round Top-Carmine knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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