Basketball Recap: Gertz-Ressler Skates Past Neuwirth Leadership Academy with Ease

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Team Score

01/21/25 @ Neuwirth Leadership Academy	48
12/03/24 vs Neuwirth Leadership Academy	41
01/04/25 vs Animo Robinson	38
01/03/25 vs Fremont	35
12/21/24 vs Rise Kohyang	35

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gertz-Ressler). They claimed a resounding 48-20 victory over the Neuwirth Leadership Academy Boxers. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Gertz-Ressler can attribute much of their success to Bernadett Olivares, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 12 points and five boards. Olivares is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Sophie Mejia was another key player, putting up nine points.

Gertz-Ressler was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Gertz-Ressler pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.3 points per game. As for Neuwirth Leadership Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Gertz-Ressler wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 43-4 win against USC Hybrid on the 23rd. As for Neuwirth Leadership Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-13 defeat against Animo Robinson on the 23rd.