The Sandia Prep Sundevils had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 58-26 victory over Cottonwood Classical Prep at home. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sandia Prep also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Sandia Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emily Cook led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Cook continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Calkins, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Cottonwood Classical Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Savannah Bingham, who scored ten points, and Ryah Carlson who scored 15 points. That was a full 57.7% of Cottonwood Classical Prep's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Cottonwood Classical Prep struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Sandia Prep pulled down 17 offensive rebounds.
Sandia Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for Cottonwood Classical Prep, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-18.
Sandia Prep will be playing at home against Cuba at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cuba will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Sandia Prep surely won't give up without a fight. Cottonwood Classical Prep's road trip will continue as they head out to face East Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Cottonwood Classical Prep is facing East Mountain at the right time seeing as East Mountain is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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