The Banning Pilots will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Bernstein Dragons at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Banning walked away with it. They walked away with a 40-29 victory over the Wolves on Saturday.
It was another big night for Melony Bernabe, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lluviastar Hernandez, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Bernstein put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Reseda 67-43. Winning may never get old, but Bernstein sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Valerie Urrutia and Odali Rivera were among the main playmakers for Bernstein as the former scored 17 points and the latter scored 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rivera has scored at least a third of Bernstein's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Rojas, who scored eight points.
Banning has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Bernstein, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Banning and Bernstein were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Banning came up empty-handed after a 45-44 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rivera, who scored 27 points. Now that Banning knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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