Arcadia had lost ten straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-20 to make it 11. They were beaten by the St. Mary's Knights 61-23. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-18 back in January.
Despite the loss, Arcadia still got an impressive performance from Julianna Gonzalez Martell, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Gonzalez Martell continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Greta Patterson, who earned four points and nine boards.
As for St. Mary's, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points over those games.
St. Mary's was led to victory by Sofie Sullivan and Dakota Barnes. Sullivan went 7-for-9 on her way to 15 points and three steals, while Barnes shot 63% from the field to rack up 12 points and four steals. Sullivan has become a key player for the Knights: the team is undefeated when she posts at least three steals, but 9-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Monaco, who put up ten points.
Arcadia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 81-40 defeat against Estrella Foothills on the 19th.
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