Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Diamond Hill-Jarvis). They escaped with a win on Friday against the Polytechnic Parrots by the margin of a single free throw, 36-35. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 45-15 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Polytechnic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cecilia Aguilar had 17 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 48.6% of Polytechnic's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis' win ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Polytechnic, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Diamond Hill-Jarvis will take on Sunset at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. As for Polytechnic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 44-7 victory against North Side on the 22nd.
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