The Gregori Jaguars waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. They took down Turlock 55-36. That's two games straight that Gregori has won by exactly 19 points.
Gregori was led to victory by Veronica Whitten and Lilly Staggs. Whitten scored eight points along with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while Staggs scored 17 points along with four steals. Staggs hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Lilly Morris was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Turlock's loss came despite strong showings from Olivia Walker and Deja Cox. Walker scored four points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Cox scored eight points along with five rebounds. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
Gregori's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Turlock, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gregori will take on Enochs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Enochs will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1018th, while Gregori is ranked 417th). As for Turlock, they will be playing at home against Pitman at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pitman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Thursday.
