If Kennedy was riding high fresh off their 53-20 takedown of Hayward last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Kennedy Titans lost 68-45 to the American Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Eagles are ranked 174th).
Catherine Cheng
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Kennedy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Catherine Cheng, who posted 11 points and six boards. Cheng is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Payton Siquig was another key player, putting up 14 points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Leading American to victory were Shirina Shi and Anika Batra. Shi went 9 of 22 on her way to 27 points and four steals, while Batra went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Shi has scored at least a third of American's points. Another player making a difference was Siya Kulkarni, who had 11 points.
Kennedy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for American, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Kennedy will head out on the road to challenge Mission San Jose at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for American, they will challenge Irvington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
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