Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, West Hills couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Otay Ranch Mustangs by a score of 41-38 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 45-43 back in November of 2024.
Jordan Dillon
| 02/22/25 @ Otay Ranch | 2 |
| 02/19/25 vs Granite Hills | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Santana | 3 |
| 02/11/25 @ Valhalla | 3 |
| 02/07/25 vs Mount Miguel | 2 |
| 02/04/25 vs Monte Vista | 7 |
Despite the loss, West Hills still got an impressive performance from Jordan Dillon, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. Dillon has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Otay Ranch found their leader in freshman Elisa Cruz, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 15 points along with five steals and three blocks. Cruz also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 63%. Anaya Carter was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
West Hills suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 21-7. As for Otay Ranch, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
West Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Otay Ranch, they will square off against Imperial at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Imperial will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Otay Ranch surely won't give up without a fight.
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