Santiago fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Centennial on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Centennial Huskies 56-50. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Huskies are ranked 46th).
Cydenee Bryant was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds for Centennial. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bryant has scored at least a third of Centennial's points. Ahjoy Turner was another key player, putting up ten points.
Sharks
| 01/29/25 @ Centennial | 50-56 |
| 01/27/25 vs Corona | 56-36 |
| 01/25/25 vs Pioneer | 66-39 |
| 01/23/25 @ Norco | 65-15 |
| 01/21/25 @ King | 34-53 |
With the defeat, Santiago broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-11. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Santiago wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-17 win against Roosevelt on the 31st. Centennial has also already played their next match, a 56-35 victory against King on the 31st.
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