It was a proper cat-fight when Coronado took on Harrison on Thursday. The Coronado Cougars fell just short of the Harrison Panthers by a score of 42-39. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-24 back in January.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elsie Walker, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds. Astoria Spradlin was another key player, putting up eight points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Coronado was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 8.4.
Nadia Turnipseed was her usual excellent self, going 6-for-15 on her way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals for Harrison. That makes it three consecutive games in which Turnipseed has scored at least a third of Harrison's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyleen Brown, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 17 boards.
Coronado has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. With the victory, Harrison broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-13.
Coronado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harrison, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-35 defeat against Widefield on the 22nd.
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