01/21/25 @ Justin Garza | 4 |
01/16/25 @ Madera | 8 |
01/14/25 vs Sanger West | 8 |
01/09/25 @ McLane | 6 |
01/07/25 @ Fowler | 7 |
Sunnyside extended their road winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Ruby Cartwright. The Sunnyside Wildcats took down the Justin Garza Guardians 50-31 on Tuesday thanks in part to Cartwright, who went 9 of 12 on her way to 22 points along with eight boards and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 18 games she's played.
Another player making a difference was Leah Garcia, who posted nine points in addition to six steals and five assists. Those five assists gave her a new career-high.
Defeat or not, Justin Garza got some senior leadership from Lailah Whittle and Tyla Maxey. Whittle put up 12 points, while Maxey scored 11 points.
Sunnyside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing 6.92 assists in those games compared to only 6.92 in the others. As for Justin Garza, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Sunnyside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-33 win against Madera South on the 23rd. Justin Garza has also already played their next matchup, a 45-42 loss against Madera on the 23rd.
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