Sherman Oaks CES is 2-8 against Vaughn since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sherman Oaks CES Knights will look to defend their home court against the Vaughn White Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Hopefully Sherman Oaks CES focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Thursday.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Sherman Oaks CES on the road against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences as the team secured a 73-31 victory. With Sherman Oaks CES ahead 43-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Sherman Oaks CES's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Neriah Adjei, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Briones, who scored 15 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Vaughn, who are still winless after their seventh game. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 57-31 walloping at the hands of Van Nuys on Saturday. Vaughn was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
The losing side was boosted by Andrea Cervantes, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 10 rebounds. She scored a full 48.4% of Vaughn's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Yamileth Ferreira, who scored 10 points along with 6 steals.
Sherman Oaks CES's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Vaughn, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-6 record last season and are now at 0-7.
Sherman Oaks CES was dealt a bruising 49-19 loss at the hands of Vaughn in their previous matchup back in January. Can Sherman Oaks CES avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
