Basketball Recap: Mendocino Drops Highest Score of Season Against Point Arena

Cardinals

Team Score

01/28/25 vs Point Arena	55
12/06/24 vs Pacific Bay Christian	51
12/14/24 vs South Fork	48
01/07/25 vs Potter Valley	44
12/13/24 vs Pescadero	42

Mendocino scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 66-55 to the Point Arena Pirates. The Cardinals just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Point Arena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayde Swan led the charge by putting up 14 points. Another player making a difference was Hattie Piper, who posted 13 points.

Mendocino's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Point Arena, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Mendocino has already played their next contest (against Laytonville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Point Arena didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-34 win against Tomales on the 31st.