If Madera was feeling good fresh off their 50-27 takedown of McLane last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Madera Coyotes came up short against the Sunnyside Wildcats on Tuesday, falling 66-45. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Coyotes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-23 back in January.
Leading Sunnyside to victory were Ruby Cartwright and Leah Garcia. Cartwright dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards, while Garcia went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and three steals. Cartwright has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 22 times she's played. Tamia Monia was another key player, putting up five points.
Madera's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Sunnyside, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Madera has already played their next matchup (against Sanger West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sunnyside will host Justin Garza at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Justin Garza has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps