Two dominant guards in Keira Heinricy and Nayeli Cardona are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The El Capitan Vaqueros will welcome the Imperial Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
El Capitan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cathedral Catholic just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 58-39 to the Dons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Imperial). They blew past Brawley 69-19 on Tuesday. With the Tigers ahead 46-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Imperial has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for El Capitan, their loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3.
El Capitan was able to grind out a solid win over Imperial in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 50-41. Will El Capitan repeat their success, or does Imperial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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