Two dominant guards in Trinity Chu and Madalyn Kanazawa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The California Grizzlies will take on the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only California walked away with it. They took down the Hornets 56-37 on Tuesday. Given California's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Alameda is ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lauren Yee continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chu, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Heritage with a 51-47 win.
Salesian College Preparatory got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kanazawa out in front who scored 15 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Janiya Sawyer, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
California is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 20-10.
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