After flying high against the Monte Del Sol Charter Dragons two weeks ago, the Coronado Leopards came back down to earth. Coronado was beaten by Cuba 72-23 on Thursday. Coronado was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-15.
Despite the loss, Coronado still got an impressive performance from Ashlynn Jaramillo, who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Jaramillo scored a full 65.2% of Coronado's points, the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
It was another big night for Maliyah Herrera, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and six steals for Cuba. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Aleah Nez, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals.
Coronado now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Cuba, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-7.
Coronado is on the road again on Friday and play against Bloomfield at 2:00 p.m. on January 5th. Bloomfield's defense has only allowed 22 points per game this season, so Coronado's offense will have their work cut out for Coronado. Cuba won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Roy/Mosquero at 5:00 p.m. on January 5th. Roy/Mosquero presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cuba in New Mexico (Roy/Mosquero is ranked 14th, while Cuba is ranked 90th).
