Leigh lost against Prospect back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Leigh Longhorns took a 57-38 bruising from the Prospect Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 743rd, while the Panthers are ranked 225th).
Leigh lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Catalina Williams, who posted 11 points. Williams is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Cali Wallace was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Leigh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.
Prospect was led to victory by Sadie Slaughter and Akeisha McDaid. Slaughter went 7 of 17 on her way to 22 points along with eight rebounds and six assists, while McDaid went 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points in addition to six boards and four steals. That's the most assists Slaughter has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Barstow, who had six points and five rebounds.
Leigh moved to 5-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Prospect, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Leigh will square off against Santa Teresa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Teresa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season. As for Prospect, they will challenge Leland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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