A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Prospect Panthers take on the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Prospect is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Prospect earned a 56-44 victory over Pioneer. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Mustangs are ranked 563rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/28/25 @ Pioneer | 4 |
| 01/25/25 @ Willow Glen | 1 |
| 01/23/25 vs Branham | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ Christopher | 1 |
| 01/16/25 @ Evergreen Valley | 3 |
Sadie Slaughter was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 16 boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Akeisha McDaid, who posted eight points and 13 rebounds.
Prospect was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Evergreen Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-47 heartbreaker at the hands of Branham. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly five points.
Prospect is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Evergreen Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Prospect came up short against Evergreen Valley in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evergreen Valley's Aastha Bhagat, who scored 21 points. Now that Prospect knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
