The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will take on the Chino Hills Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rancho Cucamonga is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Etiwanda just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 82-36 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chino Hills). They really took it to St. Lucy's for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-20 victory. Chino Hills' win was all the more impressive since the Regents were averaging only 29.39 points allowed on the season.
Chino Hills' win came from a few key players Rancho Cucamonga will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brianna Franco, who posted 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Those four steals gave her a new career-high. Kaylee Salce was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Chino Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Chino Hills' victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-9. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3.
Everything went Rancho Cucamonga's way against Chino Hills in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Rancho Cucamonga made off with a 52-32 win. Will Rancho Cucamonga repeat their success, or does Chino Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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