The Turlock Bulldogs lost against the Gregori Jaguars back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Turlock lost to Gregori on the road by a decisive 55-36 margin. Turlock has not had much luck with Gregori recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Turlock had strong showings from Olivia Walker, who scored four points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Deja Cox, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
Gregori was led to victory by Veronica Whitten and Lilly Staggs. Whitten scored eight points along with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while Staggs scored 17 points along with four steals. Staggs hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Morris, who scored eight points.
Turlock has been struggling recently, as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Gregori, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Turlock will take on Pitman at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pitman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Thursday. As for Gregori, they will be playing at home against Enochs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Enochs will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1018th, while Gregori is ranked 417th).
