Malibu played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Santa Paula Cardinals, falling 71-13. The Sharks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-11.
Santa Paula got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Miahnna Galvan out in front who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, nine assists, and nine steals. Those nine steals gave Galvan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madilyn Stonebraker, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 22 rebounds.
Malibu's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Santa Paula, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-8.
Malibu has already played their next contest (against Carpinteria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Santa Paula wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-18 victory against Fillmore on the 28th.
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