On Friday, the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-41 to the Coronado Dons.
Desert Sunrise lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tessani Montgomery, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. That was a full 36.6% of Desert Sunrise's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Shayla Hill, who scored nine points and five steals.
Kailyn Holsey was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 20 points, 14 rebounds, and ten steals for Coronado. The dominant performance also gave Holsey a new career-high in blocks (seven). Miranda Moreno was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.
Desert Sunrise has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Coronado, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-11 record.
Desert Sunrise has already played their next contest, a 60-46 defeat against Yuma on the 28th. As for Coronado, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 51-43 loss against Cortez on the 28th.
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