Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walden Grove). They blew past the Queen Creek Bulldogs 66-27 on Tuesday. The Red Wolves pushed the score to 51-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Leading Walden Grove to victory were Angel Amarillas and Ariana Gamillo. Amarillas went 11 for 22 en route to 28 points plus eight rebounds, while Gamillo dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 assists. Amarillas' morning made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Taylor Baca was another key player, scoring eight points along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
Walden Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Queen Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amaya Rodgers, who posted ten points plus five rebounds, and Samarah Garduno, who posted ten points. That was a full 37% of Queen Creek's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Walden Grove's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Queen Creek, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Walden Grove has already played their next contest (against Queen Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Queen Creek has already played their next match (against Walden Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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