Recap: Colton Yellowjackets vs. Rialto Knights
The Colton Yellowjackets struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Rialto Knights had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Colton took a serious blow against Rialto, falling 76-29. Colton was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-22.
Colton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zoey Espino, who scored nine points, and Savannah Govea who scored ten points. Govea scored a full 34.5% of Colton's points, the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Carrington Davis was her usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-8 from long range and dropping a double-double on 36 points and 14 rebounds for Rialto. The match was Davis' 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Destiny Rabino, who scored 18 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Colton and nudges their season record down to 7-5. As for Rialto, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Colton's homestand continues as they prepare to take on La Sierra at 5:30 p.m. on December 19th. Hopefully La Sierra focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Friday. Rialto will take on Victor Valley in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at.
