Basketball Recap: Shelbi Castaneda's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Sanger West over Berean Christian

Sanger West's tournament run continued when they took on Berean Christian on Friday. The Sanger West Hornets fell 57-44 to the Berean Christian Eagles.

Sanger West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shelbi Castaneda, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emani Turner, who posted six points and 12 rebounds.

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Even though they lost, Sanger West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 13 consecutive games.

Sanger West has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Berean Christian, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4.

Sanger West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 30-22 win against Turlock on the 28th. As for Berean Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-36 defeat against Carlmont on the 28th.