The Immanuel Eagles will square off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Immanuel took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Sanger 94-19. With the Eagles ahead 51-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial strolled past Santiago with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 64-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Sienna Evans was a one-man wrecking crew for San Joaquin Memorial as she went 10 for 18 en route to 26 points plus eight rebounds and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Evans a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Teyanna Burelll, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
San Joaquin Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Immanuel pushed their record up to 1-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for San Joaquin Memorial, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Immanuel was dealt a bruising 96-19 loss at the hands of San Joaquin Memorial in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Immanuel, Meadow Roland (who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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