Point Loma's tournament run continued when they took on San Leandro on Saturday. The Point Loma Pointers fell 43-36 to the San Leandro Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Pointers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 997th, while the Pirates are ranked 340th).
12/28/24 vs San Leandro | 11 |
12/23/24 vs Southwest EC | 8 |
12/09/24 vs Mar Vista | 5 |
11/19/24 @ El Camino | 5 |
12/16/23 vs Hilltop | 3 |
Point Loma's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isla Orr, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 11 points. The dominant performance gave Orr a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Cruz, who posted nine points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Point Loma smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Ravyn Martin was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds for San Leandro. Martin is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season. Ava Musgrave was another key player, putting up seven points.
Point Loma dropped their record down to 4-9 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for San Leandro, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Point Loma wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 41-39 defeat against Marshall on the 30th. As for San Leandro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-23 loss against Granite Hills on the 30th.
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