The Coronado Leopards will head out on the road to square off against the Pine Hill Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Coronado has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Pine Hill will arrive with three straight wins.
Coronado is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against East Mountain on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Coronado was beaten by East Mountain 64-33. The Leopards were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pine Hill against Northwest on Tuesday as the team secured a 66-20 victory.
Coronado better keep an eye on Nevaeh Natan. She was instrumental in Pine Hill's win, going 10-for-18 on her way to 24 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Natan has become a key player for Pine Hill: the team is 12-4 when she posts at least three steals, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Skye Henry, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Pine Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Pine Hill's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Coronado was dealt a bruising 54-21 loss at the hands of Pine Hill in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Can Coronado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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