Having just played yesterday, the Fillmore Flashes will jump right back in to play the Leuzinger Olympians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Fillmore and five for Leuzinger.
Fillmore saw some tournament action on Thursday. They were beaten by Glendale 60-19. While losing is never fun, the Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1030th, while the Nitros are ranked 417th).
Despite the loss, Fillmore saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hermelinda Ocegueda posted seven points. Karissa Espitia was another key player, putting up five points.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger didn't have quite enough to beat Burbank two weeks ago and fell 57-54.
Fillmore will have to contain Brianna Ike as she made an impact in Leuzinger's last game. She went 7 for 16 on her way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Ike a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Naijah Nelson, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 10 points.
Leuzinger's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Fillmore, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fillmore has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Leuzinger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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