The Sanger West Hornets will face off against the Sunnyside Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sanger West is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Justin Garza: they outscored them in every quarter. Sanger West strolled past Justin Garza with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 53-35.
Sanger West relied on the efforts of Aleja Reed, who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points and five rebounds, and Emani Turner, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points along with eight boards and three blocks. Turner continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Soha Khan, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Sanger West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Sunnyside hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They were the clear victor by a 42-18 margin over McLane on Thursday.
Sanger West is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Sunnyside, they pushed their record up to 5-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Sanger West suffered a grim 49-25 defeat to Sunnyside in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sunnyside's Ruby Cartwright, who went 8 of 14 on her way to 23 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that Sanger West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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