Garces Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 98-16 loss at the hands of the Centennial Golden Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1109th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 109th).
Centennial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shekinah (Kai) Shaw led the charge by going 9 for 20 on her way to 23 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Shaw is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Priscila Salazar, who went 8 for 11 on her way to 18 points and five steals.
Garces Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garces Memorial will venture away from home to square off against San Joaquin Memorial at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Centennial, they will head out on the road to take on Bakersfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season.
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