With a playoff game on the line, the Tehachapi Warriors rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 67-41 victory. Tehachapi has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Kennedy Perkins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Walden, who scored 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Mission Oak still got an impressive performance from Isabella Zepeda, who scored 18 points. Zepeda has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times she's played. Braelyn Serpa was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
The victory (which was Tehachapi's 19th in a row) raised their record to 25-2. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 36.8 points. As for Mission Oak, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-9.
Tehachapi will be playing in front of their home fans against Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tehachapi is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Centennial a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Mission Oak does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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