Two dominant guards in Ashirah Williams and Xajani Badkar are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Elsinore Tigers will take on The Webb Schools Gauls at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Elsinore had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 47-39. The win was just what Elsinore needed coming off of a 63-21 loss in their prior match.
In what's become a running theme this season, The Webb Schools gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They beat Environmental Charter by the very same score they won with last week: 52-6. Winning may never get old, but The Webb Schools sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Badkar continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nicole Rabadi, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Elsinore pushed their record up to 15-13 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for The Webb Schools, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
