The Morse Tigers will head out to square off against the University City Centurions at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Morse will be strutting in after a win while University City will be coming in after a defeat.
If Morse beats University City with 66 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Morse's way against Olympian two weeks ago as Morse made off with a 66-42 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Yasmin Zufri
| 12/30/24 vs Olympian | 26 |
| 11/27/24 vs Vista | 23 |
| 12/28/24 vs Mount Miguel | 22 |
| 12/20/24 @ Hoover | 18 |
| 11/21/24 @ Patrick Henry | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morse to victory, but perhaps none more so than Yasmin Zufri, who posted 26 points. The dominant performance gave Zufri a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Garingo, who earned 15 points.
Meanwhile, University City played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 54-27 loss at the hands of Cathedral Catholic. The match marked the Centurions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
University City has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Morse, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Morse took their win against University City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 54-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morse since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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