After two games on the road, West Campus is heading back home. They will take on the Calaveras Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Campus knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Calaveras likes a good challenge.
West Campus stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They breezed by Florin on the road to the tune of 60-9. With West Campus ahead 37-2 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Leilani Edinburgh was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Loismary Justice, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Calaveras had to settle for a 42-40 defeat against Sonora on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Calaveras saw an underclassman step up: Emma Clark scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Clark hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. Izzy Tapia was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 11 rebounds.
West Campus' win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-6. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 34.8 points. As for Calaveras, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Tuesday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy match: West Campus haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 7.4 turnovers per game. It's a different story for Calaveras, though, as they've been averaging 20.5 turnovers per game. Given West Campus' sizable advantage in that area, Calaveras will need to find a way to close that gap.
West Campus beat Calaveras 61-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Does West Campus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calaveras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
