The Kennedy Titans will challenge the Las Lomas Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kennedy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against San Lorenzo on Tuesday as Kennedy made off with a 59-36 win. With that victory, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Kennedy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Payton Siquig, who went 12 for 27 en route to 25 points plus six steals and five rebounds. The matchup was Siquig's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Chloe Buchner was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Las Lomas on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Hayward out of the water with a 61-24 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-13.
Las Lomas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kimiko Hirahara led the charge by scoring nine points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Hirahara a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Angie Gankhuyag, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Las Lomas and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Kennedy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Kennedy might still be hurting after the 59-39 loss they got from Las Lomas in their previous meeting back in December of 2017. Can Kennedy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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