Jordan and Cabrillo are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Jordan Panthers challenge the Cabrillo Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Jordan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 87-19 victory over Compton. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Tarbabes are ranked 1056th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cabrillo humbled Bellflower with a 59-11 victory. The game marked the Jaguars' most dominant win of the season.
Cabrillo's win came from a few key players Jordan will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Melody Toney, who posted 19 points and eight steals. Toney is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alliyha Barredo, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Cabrillo, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything came up roses for Jordan against Cabrillo in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 61-19 win. In that contest, Jordan amassed a halftime lead of 31-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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