The Salesian College Preparatory Pride will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monte Vista Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, Salesian College Preparatory rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 67-54. Winning may never get old, but Salesian College Preparatory sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Salesian College Preparatory's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Madalyn Kanazawa led the charge by scoring 18 points along with five assists. Janiya Sawyer was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista took their match at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 67-38 win over Freedom. The win was just what Monte Vista needed coming off of a 66-44 loss in their prior matchup.
Monte Vista found their leader in underclassman Alyssa Rudd, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 20 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Rudd has scored at least a third of Monte Vista's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahi Jariwala, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Salesian College Preparatory is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Monte Vista, they pushed their record up to 18-11 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Salesian College Preparatory have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Monte Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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