The Kimball Jaguars typically have all the answers at home, but on Tuesday the East Union Lancers proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 62-45 win over the Jaguars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Union also won the last time the pair played back in January.
East Union's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donnese Payne led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 19 rebounds. Payne is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Barrera, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Kimball still got an impressive performance from Sierra Tuliau, who scored 15 points. Emma Coronado was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
East Union is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Kimball, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10.
East Union will be playing at home against Lathrop at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully East Union focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday. As for Kimball, they will head out on the road to challenge Alameda at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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