Maria Carrillo fought the good fight in their overtime match against Santa Rosa on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Santa Rosa Panthers. The Pumas were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 58-55.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Rosa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabe Airoldi, who posted 18 points in addition to five blocks and three steals. Those five blocks gave Airoldi a new career-high. Gabe Esparza was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Maria Carrillo's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Santa Rosa, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.
As of now, neither Maria Carrillo nor Santa Rosa have any future games scheduled.
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