The Glendale Cardinals will square off against the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Glendale is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Glendale will head into Monday's contest hoping they have more luck than they did the last time they played Washington: Glendale's last matchup with Washington could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Monday. Glendale came up short against Washington, falling 64-40. The Cardinals were down 57-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/27/25 @ Washington | 3 |
| 01/23/25 vs Copper Canyon | 3 |
| 01/21/25 vs Independence | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Sierra Linda | 5 |
| 01/15/25 @ Coronado | 5 |
Glendale might have lost, but man, Michael Palomino was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Palomino has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last seven times he's played. Simon Sinohui was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Glendale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, La Joya Community made easy work of Sierra Linda on Monday and carried off a 65-40 win. The Fighting Lobos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.
La Joya Community has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Glendale, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Glendale was dealt a bruising 66-26 defeat at the hands of La Joya Community when the teams last played on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Joya Community's Joseph Rukundo, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. Now that Glendale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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