The Salesian College Preparatory Pride's and the Saint Mary's Panthers's game on Monday was close at halftime, but the Salesian College Preparatory Pride turned on the heat in the second half with 35 points. Salesian College Preparatory put the hurt on Saint Mary's with a sharp 53-32 win. The victory was just what Salesian College Preparatory needed coming off of a 71-51 defeat in their prior game.
Salesian College Preparatory's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madalyn Kanazawa, who scored 14 points along with six steals and five assists. Ayla Rege was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Salesian College Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Saint Mary's, they dropped their record down to 10-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Salesian College Preparatory will be playing at home against St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Patrick-St. Vincent has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Saint Mary's, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against De Anza at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th. De Anza has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 19.
