It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Crenshaw Cougars had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Knights with a 65-59 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Crenshaw had a senior duo take command as Sarah Ramos scored 33 points along with six rebounds and three steals and Naomi Whitfield scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Ramos has scored at least a third of Crenshaw's points. Another player making a difference was Jaya Rankin, who scored five points along with three steals.
Crenshaw pushed their record up to 18-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Victory Christian Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-8.
Crenshaw will head out on the road to challenge Grossmont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crenshaw has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Victory Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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