A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South East Jaguars take on the Legacy Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday...
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 90-30, which was the final score in South East's tilt against Garfield on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 843rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Legacy came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 43-14. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Legacy's win came from a few key players South East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alyssa Casillas, who posted 13 points. Kazey Cruz was another key player, putting up ten points.
Legacy's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for South East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
South East was dealt a bruising 73-42 defeat at the hands of Legacy in their previous matchup on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Casillas, who put up 25 points. Now that South East 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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