Golden West was the 41-31 winner over Foothill when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Golden West Trailblazers fell 60-52 to the Foothill Trojans on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Trailblazers have lost by exactly eight points.
Despite the loss, Golden West still got an impressive performance from Aniyah Venegas, who almost dropped a double-double on 39 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Venegas' eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Thomas, who posted four points plus 11 rebounds and four steals.
Foothill was led to victory by Isabel Garza and Aniah Monje. Garza earned 20 points plus eight rebounds and seven assists, while Monje went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and four steals. What's more, Monje also posted a 64% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Marihya Portis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 rebounds and 11 steals.
Golden West now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Foothill, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Golden West will square off against McLane at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Foothill, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Highland at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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