The Santa Rosa Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rosa is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Santa Rosa duked it out withCardinal Newman on Tuesday. Santa Rosa was dealt a 59-30 loss at the hands of Cardinal Newman. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Cardinals are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Maria Carrillo beat Analy 55-43 on Tuesday.
Santa Rosa better keep an eye on James Hillestad. He was instrumental in Maria Carrillo's win, going 9 for 19 en route to 23 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Hillestad continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Jamieson, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Santa Rosa's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Maria Carrillo, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Santa Rosa couldn't quite finish off Maria Carrillo in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 58-55. Can Santa Rosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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