Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aptos). They took down the Carmel Padres 51-37 on Saturday. For the Mariners, this counts as revenge for the 50-25 win the Padres walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.
Aptos was led to victory by Abby Sherwood and Berkeley Ashby. Sherwood went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and three steals, while Ashby went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus six steals. Ashby has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliya Chavez, who earned eight points.
The victory was the third in a row for Aptos, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Aptos will host Pajaro Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Aptos has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Carmel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seaside at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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