After flying high against Southern Boone last Monday, California came back down to earth. The California Pintos took a 54-40 bruising from the Chillicothe Hornets on Wednesday. The game marked the Pintos' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Chillicothe got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lyla Beetsma out in front who went 7 for 14 on her way to 17 points and seven rebounds. Beetsma's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lydia Bonderer, who made all 5 shots she took for 14 points and six boards.
Pintos
| 01/15/25 vs Chillicothe | 40-54 |
| 01/13/25 vs Southern Boone | 55-20 |
| 01/10/25 vs Doniphan | 56-52 |
| 01/09/25 vs Doniphan | 56-52 |
| 01/04/25 vs Principia | 60-66 |
The loss snapped California's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-6 record. As for Chillicothe, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
California wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-63 victory against St. James on the 18th. As for Chillicothe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-38 defeat against Tipton on the 18th.
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