It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Campus can now relate to. They took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Half Moon Bay Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Cougars are ranked 95th).
West Campus' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Naomi Johnson, who went 6-for-14 on her way to 17 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Esabel Otsuji, who posted 18 points and three steals.
Half Moon Bay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Delaney Dorwin out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Dorwin has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last four times she's played. Zoey Lemoge was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.
West Campus' defeat dropped their record down to 25-6. As for Half Moon Bay, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7.
West Campus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Half Moon Bay, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-40 win against Rio Linda on the 8th.
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