The Ontario Christian Knights stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Buena Park 98-69 on the road. Ontario Christian is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Ontario Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaleena Smith, who shot 7-for-14 from downtown and almost dropped a triple-double on 45 points, nine assists, and nine steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Ontario Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amanda Ajobiewe, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Several Coyotes players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gloria Barrera, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Barrera is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last four games she's played. Alana White was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Buena Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario Christian only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Ontario Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 73.67 points. As for Buena Park, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Ontario Christian will take on Arrowhead Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Arrowhead Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 414th, while Ontario Christian is ranked tenth). As for Buena Park, they will head out on the road to take on Fullerton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fullerton is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
