Madera South was the 38-35 winner over Sunnyside when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Madera South Stallions took a 45-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sunnyside Wildcats on Thursday.
Madera South lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being CRYSTALINA BUITRON, who posted ten points. GEORIYAH GATEWOOD was another key player, putting up six points.
It was another big night for Ruby Cartwright, who almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 13 rebounds, and nine steals for Sunnyside. The game was Cartwright's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Garcia, who earned nine points and three steals.
Madera South's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-10. As for Sunnyside, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-12.
Madera South has already played their next matchup (against Madera), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sunnyside will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against McLane at 6:00 p.m. Sunnyside is facing McLane at the right time seeing as McLane is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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