Two dominant guards in Jhenna Valencia and Desta Rose are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Estancia Bears will square off against the Logan Longhorns at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Estancia will be strutting in after a victory while Logan will be coming in after a loss.
Estancia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Mountain 65-16 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Logan unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corona/Vaughn. The contest was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Longhorns couldn't quite close it out.
Estancia will have to contain Rose as she made an impact in Logan's last game. She posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The game was Rose's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Marilyn Moreno, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Estancia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Logan, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Estancia was taken down by Logan 71-28 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Estancia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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