It was a proper cat-fight when Coronado faced off against Desert Pines on Monday. The Coronado Cougars took down the Desert Pines Jaguars 60-46. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Jaguars, too.
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Leading Coronado to victory were Scarlet Lopez and Jayliana Glothon. Lopez posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals, while Glothon had 13 points in addition to six assists and five steals. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Harmony Rogers was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Coronado was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Pines only racked up nine assists.
Loss or not, Desert Pines got some senior leadership from Mya Harper and Anaiah Brown. Harper went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Brown scored 13 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Harper a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Holman, who put up four points and six rebounds.
Coronado now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Desert Pines, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Coronado will welcome Desert Oasis at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coronado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Desert Pines, they will head out on the road to square off against Clark at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Pines is facing Clark at the right time seeing as Clark is stuck on an 18-game losing streak.
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