The Coolidge Bears will square off against the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coolidge will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Florence on Friday. Coolidge breezed by Florence to the tune of 65-26. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Gophers are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coolidge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alanna White led the charge by going 9 for 19 on her way to 18 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Naylissa Charles, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Coolidge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 69 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Honey Badgers 58-19.
Seton Catholic has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Coolidge, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
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