The Coronado Cougars will head out to challenge the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Coronado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
On Thursday, Coronado earned a 53-44 win over Desert Oasis. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
| 01/16/25 vs Desert Oasis | 7 |
| 01/13/25 @ Desert Pines | 7 |
| 01/11/25 vs Liberty | 4 |
| 01/10/25 @ Faith Lutheran | 2 |
Scarlet Lopez was her usual excellent self, putting up 13 points and seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Jayliana Glothon was another key player, scoring 16 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop Gorman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Las Vegas, posting a 58-10 victory. The Gaels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Bishop Gorman found their leader in freshman Taylor Scandrick, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzee Holton, who made all 5 shots she took racking up 11 points and five steals.
Bishop Gorman was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Vegas only posted two assists.
Bishop Gorman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Coronado ended up a good deal behind Bishop Gorman in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 79-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Gorman's Aaliah Spaight, who went 13 of 22 on her way to 32 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Now that Coronado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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