After losing to Chino the last time they met, Ayala decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Ayala Bulldogs took down the Chino Cowboys 52-38 on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Cowboys are ranked 158th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ayala to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addison Gonzalez, who went 8 for 19 on her way to 23 points and eight rebounds. Gonzalez continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilianna Acosta, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Chino's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tess Oldenburg, who posted 13 points and eight boards, and Samantha Cantos, who put up three points.
Ayala is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Chino, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-4.
Ayala didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-34 win against Walnut on the 7th. As for Chino, they will venture away from home to face off against Diamond Ranch at 5:00 p.m. on January 8th. Chino is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
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