Basketball Recap: Pacifica Victorious

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pacifica had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They escaped with a win against the Tarbut V' Torah Lions by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mariners.

Tarbut V' Torah lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jacob Coblentz-Brown, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Tarbut V' Torah is 15-2 when Coblentz-Brown posts ten or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Graydon Carpet was another key player, putting up 15 points and six rebounds.

Pacifica's win bumped their record up to 19-11. As for Tarbut V' Torah, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.

Looking ahead, Pacifica will take on Cate at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cate's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups. Tarbut V' Torah does not have any more games scheduled as of now.