Walnut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a hard 64-48 fall against the Glendora Tartans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Tartans are ranked 203rd).
Defeat or not, Walnut got some senior leadership from Claire Olia and Kameryn Perea-Saupan. Olia went 6-for-13 to rack up 19 points and eight rebounds, while Perea-Saupan went 5-for-10 en route to 14 points and three steals. That was a full 39.6% of Walnut's points, marking the fifth time in a row Olia has posted more than a third of the team's points. Florinalaulaau Liufau was another key player, putting up four points and four steals.
Glendora was led to victory by Ronnie Herrmann and Mia Reyes. Herrmann almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine boards, while Reyes went 8-for-12 on her way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Herrmann also grabbed six steals, which is notable because Glendora is 9-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 8-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brianna Gomez, who put up 14 points.
Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Glendora, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-11.
Walnut does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Glendora, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 47-45 defeat against Campbell Hall on the 13th.
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