The Laguna Beach Breakers are taking a road trip to challenge the University Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Laguna Beach will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Laguna Beach strolled past Northwood with points to spare, taking the game 46-29. Given the Breakers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 903rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laguna Beach's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kate Cheng, who posted 23 points, and Fiona McCormick, who had 15 points and eight rebounds. Cheng continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, University played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Marina and fell 55-26. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
Laguna Beach will have to contain Julia Holmes as she made an impact in University's last game. She earned five points along with ten boards and three steals. Those three steals gave Holmes a new career-high.
University has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Laguna Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Laguna Beach strolled past University when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 48-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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