The Sacramento Adventist Capitals will challenge the Foresthill Wildfires at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Sacramento Adventist humbled Buckingham Charter with a 48-20 victory. The Capitals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Sacramento Adventist found their leader in sophomore Kyla Friedrich, who went 9-for-13 on her way to 20 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Friedrich has scored at least a third of Sacramento Adventist's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwen Rosich, who posted eight points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.
Sacramento Adventist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Foresthill had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They managed a 34-28 win over the Eagles.
Foresthill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points over those games. As for Sacramento Adventist, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Sacramento Adventist strolled past Foresthill when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 49-34. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Foresthill's Addy Aldrich, who went 7-for-14 en route to 19 points and three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Sacramento Adventist to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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