The Sunlake Seahawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Durant Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Sunlake came up short against Land O' Lakes and fell 58-51.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was mackenzie medrano, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawn Figueroa, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Durant suffered their biggest loss since November 25, 2023 on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a rough 57-24 loss at the hands of Spoto. Durant has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hailee Rawlins was Durant's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Ja'Kierrea Cohen held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Sunlake's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Durant, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's game: Sunlake have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5.4 threes per game. It's a different story for Durant, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7 threes per game. Given Sunlake's sizeable advantage in that area, Durant will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
