Thornton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 46-30 to the Mountain View Mountain Lions. The Trojans were down 37-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/16/25 @ Mountain View | 9 |
| 01/07/25 @ The Academy | 8 |
| 12/14/24 @ Kennedy | 8 |
| 01/09/25 @ Stargate School | 6 |
| 12/06/23 vs Stargate School | 5 |
Loss or not, Thornton got some senior leadership from Brisa Ortega and Victoria Perez. Ortega posted nine points, while Perez earned 13 points and four steals. Those nine points gave Ortega a new career-high. Briseida Hernandez also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Marlene Carrillo, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Teagan Bauer, who put up three points in addition to seven boards and five steals.
Thornton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mountain View, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
Thornton is taking a road trip to square off against Wheat Ridge at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mountain View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-28 loss against Northridge on the 17th.
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