The Oceanside Pirates can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past Sage Creek 54-30. Winning may never get old, but Oceanside sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Oceanside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Martina Griffin led the charge by scoring 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Griffin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Nalia Nuanez was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with four steals.
Loss or not, Sage Creek got some senior leadership from Harmony Lawler who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and four blocks and Gia Kiesling who scored four points along with nine rebounds and six steals. Lawler is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Oceanside's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Sage Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Oceanside won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Mater Dei Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on January 13th. Hopefully Mater Dei Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Tuesday. As for Sage Creek, they will be playing at home against Torrey Pines at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Torrey Pines is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
