The St. Bernard's Crusaders waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They put the hurt on Ferndale with a sharp 43-22 victory. St. Bernard's has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Laila Florvilus continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points. Madelyn Shanahan was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Ferndale lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tinnley Pidgeon, who scored eight points.
St. Bernard's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Ferndale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
St. Bernard's won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Eureka at 5:00 p.m. on January 20th. Eureka is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Ferndale, they will take on Hoopa Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in California (Hoopa Valley is ranked 278th, while Ferndale is ranked 303rd).
