The Calvary Baptist Cougars will face off against the Gabrielino Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gabrielino took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Calvary Baptist, who comes in off a win.
Calvary Baptist is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing The Grove School: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Calvary Baptist blew The Grove School out of the water with a 40-13 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Calvary Baptist relied on the efforts of Kaylin Crewse, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten steals, and Camila Rodriguez, who dropped a triple-double with 15 points, 12 boards, and 12 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Crewse has scored at least a third of Calvary Baptist's points. Sophia Rodriguez was another key player, putting up no points and 12 steals.
Meanwhile, Gabrielino came up short against Rosemead on Wednesday and fell 47-39.
Calvary Baptist will need to focus on slowing down Ava Yamashita, one of several Gabrielino players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimiko Nagata, who scored five points and seven assists.
Calvary Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points over those games. As for Gabrielino, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Calvary Baptist has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Gabrielino struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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