Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset Academy - Canyons). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 73-45 victory over the Pine Crest Panthers. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Somerset Academy - Canyons was led to victory by Alana Pinnock and Rebecca Souverain. Pinnock dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Souverain went 7 for 10 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Pinnock has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Dylande Innocent, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Somerset Academy - Canyons smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Pine Crest lost, don't look at Isabella Sangha. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Sangha's evening made it 13 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Somerset Academy - Canyons pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Pine Crest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Somerset Academy - Canyons will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Doral Academy at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Doral Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Pine Crest has already played their next contest (against Somerset Academy - Canyons), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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