Shadow Mountain is 0-6 against Paradise Honors since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Shadow Mountain Matadors will be playing at home against the Paradise Honors Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Shadow Mountain lost 44-18 to Thunderbird on Thursday. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shonnie Holland
Despite the defeat, Shadow Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shonnie Holland posted four points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for Holland.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 51.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Demons 63-23. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Shadow Mountain better focus on containing Lizzy Guincho and Morgan Van Dyke as the pair were huge in Paradise Honors' win. Guincho put up 14 points along with seven steals and six rebounds, while Van Dyke earned 12 points and eight steals. Van Dyke is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Leal, who scored 11 points.
Paradise Honors smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matches.
Paradise Honors' win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Shadow Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Shadow Mountain has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 35.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Paradise Honors struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Shadow Mountain was taken down by Paradise Honors 78-6 when the teams last played on January 7th. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shadow Mountain was down 41-2.
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