Two dominant guards in Elizabeth Searls and Izabella Tejada are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Apple Valley Sun Devils and the Canyon Springs Cougars will face off at 10:25 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Apple Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Fontana on Thursday. Apple Valley fell to Fontana 45-41.
Meanwhile, Canyon Springs' undefeated season came to an end after ten games on Thursday. They took a hard 57-40 fall against Ramona. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this game were averaging 28.45 points allowed.
Apple Valley will need focus on slowing down Tejada, one of several Canyon Springs players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 10 on her way to 13 points along with seven boards and three steals. Tejada has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleayah Marshall, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, Canyon Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 31 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Apple Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Canyon Springs, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
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