The La Jolla Vikings will face off against the Bonita Vista Barons at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bonita Vista took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on La Jolla, who comes in off a win.
La Jolla took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Calexico, sneaking past 47-45.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Jolla to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reagan Bennett, who went 9 of 19 on her way to 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Farrar, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bonita Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 56-38 fall against St. Joseph Academy. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 84th).
Bonita Vista's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-7. As for La Jolla, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
La Jolla skirted past Bonita Vista 56-54 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will La Jolla repeat their success, or does Bonita Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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