Baldwin Park hasn't had much luck against Sierra Vista recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Baldwin Park Braves will look to defend their home court against the Sierra Vista Dons at 4:45 p.m.
Baldwin Park is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They took a 45-28 bruising from Duarte.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista entered their tilt with Nogales on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Nobles 60-30. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Nobles are ranked 955th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baldwin Park better focus on containing Cailei Buna and Zaira Eulloque as the pair were huge in Sierra Vista's win. Buna almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists, while Eulloque almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Eulloque is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kristine Lozano, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Sierra Vista is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Baldwin Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Baldwin Park was dealt a bruising 54-19 defeat at the hands of Sierra Vista in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buna, who went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points. Now that Baldwin Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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