The Foothill Tech Dragons's nine-game losing streak came to an end on Thursday. They greeted the New Year with with a 49-32 victory over St. Bonaventure. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Foothill Tech also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
St. Bonaventure's loss came despite strong showings from Sarah Cosio and Sophia Fernandez. Cosio scored ten points along with four steals, while Fernandez scored nine points along with three steals. Cosio scored a full 31.3% of St. Bonaventure's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Foothill Tech's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-10. As for St. Bonaventure, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.
Foothill Tech will head out on the road to face off against El Camino Real at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Camino Real presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Foothill Tech in California (El Camino Real is ranked 276th, while Foothill Tech is ranked 692nd). As for St. Bonaventure, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Santa Clara at 4:30 p.m. Santa Clara is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
