The Sierra Timberwolves's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They came out on top against Gregori by a score of 55-44. The high flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Sierra considering their 23-point performance the matchup before.
Emma Gilmore was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Gilmore is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mya Everett, who scored 12 points.
Despite the defeat, Gregori had strong showings from Veronica Whitten, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 18 rebounds, and Alanah Lopez, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Lopez scored a full 38.6% of Gregori's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Audrey Pacheco was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds.
Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Gregori, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Sierra won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Tokay at 12:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Tokay will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 924th, while Sierra is ranked 427th). Gregori won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Ripon at 1:30 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Ripon is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
