The Sierra Grande Panthers entered their tilt with the Centennial Rams with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Sierra Grande enjoyed a cozy 42-23 win over Centennial on Saturday. Sierra Grande pushed the score to 34-8 by the end of the third, a deficit Centennial cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Alexia Gonzalez, who scored three points along with 15 steals and five rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Jaylyn Quezada was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine steals and five rebounds.
Centennial's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rhylina Serna, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Reina Aguilera, who scored no points along with 12 rebounds and seven blocks.
Even though they lost, Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. This was only their ninth loss (out of 12 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Sierra Grande is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Centennial, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Sierra Grande will take on La Veta at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Sierra Grande focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday. As for Centennial, they will square off against Kim/Branson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Centennial focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 40 on Saturday.
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