The Vista Grande Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Vista Grande had to suffer through a 67-21 loss at the hands of Nogales.
Despite the defeat, Vista Grande had strong showings from Sahmare'E Whatley, who posted seven points and three steals, and Akayla Hernandez, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Nighthawks 69-45. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.
Vista Grande better keep an eye on Angelique Yanez. She was instrumental in Sunnyside's win, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Yanez a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Annabelle Quiroga, who put up 18 points and five rebounds.
Sunnyside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Sunnyside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Vista Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Vista Grande has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sunnyside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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