Two dominant centers in T'Mara Simon and Chloe Arredondo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Immanuel Christian Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clint Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Immanuel Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 38 last Monday.
Immanuel Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Van Horn last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Immanuel Christian took a blow against Van Horn, falling 48-16. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Abby Dominguez was Immanuel Christian's leading scorer, having posted six points. Dominguez also led the team in rebounds with 11.
Valeria Escobar took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Clint escaped with a win last Tuesday against Loretto by the margin of a single free throw, 45-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
It was another big night for Arredondo, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. What's more, she also posted a 55% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in January. Anabella Portillo was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus three steals.
Clint pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Immanuel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Immanuel Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Clint struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.2. 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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