Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Torrey Pines Falcons walked away with it. They walked away with a 51-43 victory over the Crusaders on Tuesday. Given Torrey Pines' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while St. Joseph Academy is ranked 561st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Torrey Pines' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lily Oliva led the charge by scoring 14 points. Grace Trusso was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph Academy saw an underclassman step up: Pamela Torres scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Torres has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Luciana Aguilar, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Torrey Pines is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-16.
Torrey Pines will square off against Oceanside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Oceanside focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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