The D'Hanis Cowboys will face off against the Nueces Canyon Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as D'Hanis comes in on 12 and Nueces Canyon on five.
D'Hanis will bounce into Friday's match after beating Rocksprings, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. D'Hanis took down Rocksprings 34-19 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Nueces Canyon's strategy against Leakey on Tuesday. Nueces Canyon put the hurt on Leakey with a sharp 48-22 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 contests by 23 points or more this season.
D'Hanis better keep an eye on Schreiner Meredith. She was instrumental in Nueces Canyon's win, going 10 for 15 on her way to 22 points and three steals. The game was Meredith's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Idrianna DeLeon was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
D'Hanis pushed their record up to 17-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.1 points per game. As for Nueces Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
D'Hanis skirted past Nueces Canyon 39-36 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for D'Hanis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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