If Steele Canyon was feeling good fresh off their 62-35 takedown of Valhalla on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Steele Canyon Cougars fell just short of the Imperial Tigers by a score of 46-43 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Tigers are ranked 144th).
Imperial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nayeli Cardona led the charge by putting up 12 points and five steals. Elynna Jimenez was another key player, posting 14 points and seven rebounds.
Steele Canyon now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Imperial, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
When Steele Canyon and Imperial next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Steele Canyon will try to stop West Hills' three-game winning streak when the meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Imperial will try to stop Campbell Hall's four-game winning streak when the meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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