El Paso was the 33-25 winner over Canutillo when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Tigers fell 44-40 to the Eagles on Tuesday. The Tigers have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
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Despite the loss, El Paso had strong showings from Marley Montanez, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 13 points, and Eva Guevara, who posted 13 points and five steals. Guevara has become a key player for the Tigers: the team is 8-2 when she posts at least five steals, but 5-17 otherwise.
Canutillo found their leader in freshman Liyara Wilkes, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Wilkes has scored at least a third of the Eagles’ points. The team also got some help courtesy of Krystal Marmolejo, who had six points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
El Paso’s defeat dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Canutillo, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-13.
El Paso does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canutillo, they will head out to challenge Americas at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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