From STAFF REPORTS Sisters Sarah and Katie Tupy combined for almost half of Mayfield’s points on Saturday in a Prep League showdown with a very hot Poly team. By our count, the Panthers were on close to or as much as a 9-game win streak and had won 5 of their 6 Prep League contests […]
From STAFF REPORTS
Sisters Sarah and Katie Tupy combined for almost half of Mayfield’s points on Saturday in a Prep League showdown with a very hot Poly team.
By our count, the Panthers were on close to or as much as a 9-game win streak and had won 5 of their 6 Prep League contests before visiting Mayfield.
But talk about a close game.
Poly outscored Mayfield by 1 point in the first half and the Cubs had a 28-24 advantage in the second half.
Junior Katie Tupy had a team-high 10-points and her freshman sister Sarah, added 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Mayfield held off Poly, 38-35, and pulled to within one-half game of the Panthers in second place.
Flintridge Prep has yet to drop a game in league.
Sarah Johnson led Poly and had a game-high 13 points, Kylie Kishi scored 8 and both Sarah Thein and Alexis Pappachan finished with 6 points for the Panthers.
Marguerite Irie had 9 points for the Cubs.
Poly will host Chadwick on Wednesday at 4, and Mayfield will welcome Westridge to their gym on Tuesday at 5 in a pair of Prep League games.
Box Score:
P: 2-9-9-15-(35)
M: 6-4-10-18-(38)
Records:
Poly (12-2, 5-2); Mayfield (12-7, 5-3)
