After three games on the road, Banning is heading back home. They will take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Banning focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Saturday.
Banning extended their postseason success against Bernstein. They breezed by the Dragons on the road to the tune of 53-24. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Banning had established a 21 point advantage.
Banning's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alina Argueta, who scored 12 points along with seven steals and six assists. Argueta continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavanna Price, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 71-44 loss at the hands of Antelope Valley. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-8.
Banning is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
Banning came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, sneaking past 35-32. Will Banning repeat their success, or does St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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