The Quartz Hill Royals and the Temple City Rams will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Quartz Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.5 points per game this season.
Quartz Hill is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to the Spartans 58-54.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Julian Henriquez, who scored 13 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty?Jahwuan Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Quartz Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Temple City just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 64-20 defeat at the hands of Marina. The matchup marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Brayden Kwan was Temple City's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Mason Collins held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Temple City now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Quartz Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Quartz Hill has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 44.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Temple City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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