The JSerra Catholic Lions will take on the St. Anthony Saints at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
JSerra Catholic is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mater Dei just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 79-37 loss at the hands of the Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Monarchs are ranked second).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Anthony beat St. Mary's Academy 47-41 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Saints have won by exactly six points.
St. Anthony's win came from a few key players JSerra Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kadence Lloyd, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anaya Tunu, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
St. Anthony has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for JSerra Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
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