East Union's tournament run continued when they took on Pittsburg on Monday. The East Union Lancers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Pittsburg Pirates. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lancers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Pirates are ranked 578th).
Despite the loss, East Union still got an impressive performance from Ava Barrera, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Barrera is becoming a predictor of East Union's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 7-2 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zyondupree Beasley, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
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Even though they lost, East Union smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Pittsburg found their leader in sophomore Jurnee Cox, who had 26 points. The dominant performance gave Cox a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jaqueline Martinez, who earned nine points.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Pittsburg, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
East Union wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-38 victory against Pacheco on the 31st. As for Pittsburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-24 loss against Tokay on the 31st.
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