The Kimball Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Dublin Gaels at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Kimball is headed into Saturday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were beaten by Lincoln 67-30 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Trojans are ranked 54th).
Despite the defeat, Kimball saw an underclassman step up: freshman Olivia Otuaf made all 5 shots she took for 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Otuaf a new career-high in assists (two). Renee Mendez also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Dublin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Dougherty Valley by a score of 65-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gaels.
Dublin's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. As for Kimball, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
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