Benicia fought the good fight in their overtime game against Miramonte on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Miramonte Matadors. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Matadors are ranked 126th).
Julia Quinn-Ferguson was nothing short of spectacular for Miramonte: she went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Quinn-Ferguson a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorelei Keenan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Benicia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season. As for Miramonte, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
Benicia has already played their next matchup (against Alhambra), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Miramonte will venture away from home to take on Marin Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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