Two dominant guards in Reese Kelley and Savannah Hardy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Terra Nova Tigers will host the Pacific Grove Breakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Terra Nova is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Terra Nova's tournament run continued when they took on Archie Williams on December 14th. Terra Nova took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archie Williams. The Tigers have struggled against the Peregrine Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Terra Nova might have lost, but man, Gabby Dyogi was a machine: she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelley, who posted seven points and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pacific Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 45-34 to Alisal. While losing is never fun, the Breakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Trojans are ranked 193rd).
Terra Nova's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Pacific Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Terra Nova beat Pacific Grove 45-35 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pacific Grove's Ava Marshall, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 boards. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Terra Nova to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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