Pebble Hills had won eight straight road games and Jordan Sapien did her part to make it nine on Friday. The Pebble Hills Spartans walked away with a 56-43 win over the Eastlake Falcons thanks in part to Sapien, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 20 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last six games she's played.
| 01/31/25 @ Eastlake | 6 |
| 11/07/24 vs Plano | 4 |
| 11/08/24 vs Henderson | 4 |
| 11/07/23 @ Burges | 4 |
| 12/09/23 @ Socorro | 3 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Delgado, who posted three points in addition to ten boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.
Eastlake lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alana Drayton, who had eight points and 11 rebounds. Drayton has become a key player for Eastlake: the team is 16-8 when she posts at least eight boards, but 1-5 otherwise. Evani Valdez was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Pebble Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Eastlake, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-13 record this season.
Pebble Hills will square off against Franklin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season. As for Eastlake, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eastlake Falcons take on the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake is facing Coronado at the right time seeing as Coronado is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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