The Bullard Knights had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 51-37 win over Edison. Given Bullard's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Edison is ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bullard was led to victory by Caris Williams and Sanai Herod. Williams dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Herod scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Williams has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Briley Page was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Edison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikayla King, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikayla Ashley-Chandler, who scored eight points.
Edison struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Bullard posted 15 assists.
Bullard is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Edison, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
Bullard will head out on the road to face off against San Joaquin Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. San Joaquin Memorial is on a six-game streak of home wins, Bullard a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Edison will take on Justin Garza at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Justin Garza is coming into the contest with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Edison will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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