The Steele Canyon Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the El Capitan Vaqueros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Steele Canyon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while El Capitan will come in with three straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-17, which was the final score in Steele Canyon's tilt against Grossmont on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 716th, while the Foothillers are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, everything went El Capitan's way against Granite Hills on Tuesday as El Capitan made off with a 59-38 win. The Vaqueros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Steele Canyon better keep an eye on Keira Heinricy. She was instrumental in El Capitan's win, going 7 of 14 to rack up 21 points and six rebounds. Madison Zarzan was another key player, putting up nine points.
El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
El Capitan pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Steele Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Steele Canyon was taken down by El Capitan 55-25 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Steele Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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