Cimarron-Memorial and Sierra Vista are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will welcome the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cimarron-Memorial is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Cimarron-Memorial is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Doral Academy Red Rock: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cimarron-Memorial blew Doral Academy Red Rock out of the water with a 58-19 final score. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Sierra Vista's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 45-37 to Western.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Donnayja Gibson and Laila Lwaba. Lwaba had a great game and went 7 of 12 on her way to 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Gibson was balling out in the loss, putting up 24 points in addition to seven boards and six steals.
Cimarron-Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Sierra Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Cimarron-Memorial came up short against Sierra Vista when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gibson, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Now that Cimarron-Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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