The Granite Hills Eagles will square off against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Granite Hills strolled past Mira Mesa with points to spare, taking the game 58-43.
Granite Hills can attribute much of their success to Jaylene Hughes, who posted 22 points, and Kerstena Tomika, who put up 21 points. SHANIYAH SMITH was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely El Capitan's strategy against West Hills on Saturday. El Capitan enjoyed a cozy 42-26 win over West Hills. Given the Vaqueros' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Granite Hills back to even at 7-7. As for El Capitan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Granite Hills came up short against El Capitan when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 51-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Capitan's Keira Heinricy, who went 10 of 23 on her way to 27 points. Now that Granite Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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