Corcoran's tournament run continued when they took on South on Friday. The Panthers strolled past the Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 46-27. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Spartans are ranked 1017th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corcoran can attribute much of their success to Cabral Zoee, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 18 points. Another player making a difference was Bragg Amaya, who posted five points and four steals.
South's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aleena Swanson, who earned eight points.
Corcoran is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points on average over those games. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Corcoran wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-34 victory against Kern Valley on the 6th. As for South, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-27 defeat against Foothill on the 6th.
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