The Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Peyton Panthers had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Dolores Huerta Prep took a serious blow against Peyton, falling 89-7. Dolores Huerta Prep has struggled against Peyton recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Kate Torres was Dolores Huerta Prep's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Faith Mendez held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Lenae Guerra took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with an assist.
It was another big night for AJ Mannering, who shot 5-for-13 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 39 points and 12 steals for Peyton. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Mannering has scored at least a third of Peyton's points. Abbie Nickell was another key contributor, scoring 26 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Dolores Huerta Prep dropped their record down to 3-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.0 points per game. As for Peyton, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Dolores Huerta Prep will head out on the road to challenge Elbert at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dolores Huerta Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Wednesday. As for Peyton, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Rye at 5:30 p.m. on February 12th. Peyton is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 69.7 points per game this season.
