After a string of three wins, the Kim/Branson Mustangs's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Granada. Kim/Branson found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 9 to 2 on offense.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gianna Shiveley, who scored 13 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Shiveley has scored all season. Ysabel Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Kim/Branson struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Marissa Valenzuela went supernova for Granada, scoring 16 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Sigala, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Kim/Branson's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Granada, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Kim/Branson has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 5:00 p.m. on February 10th. Hopefully Kim/Branson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Thursday. As for Granada, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cheraw at 4:00 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Granada focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
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