Basketball Recap: Beyer Drops Season-High Score on Johansen

Patriots

Team Score

01/06/25 vs Johansen	68
12/16/24 vs River Islands	63
11/25/24 vs Modesto	55
12/05/24 vs Merced	53
11/26/24 @ Central Catholic	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beyer). They strolled past the Johansen Vikings with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 68-52. This was payback for the Patriots, who suffered a 63-54 loss the last time these two teams met.

Alana Dancer was nothing short of spectacular: she went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Kulina, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points and four steals.

Johansen's loss came despite strong showings from Danna Singh and Joy Ige. Singh went 7 of 11 en route to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists, while Ige dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Those 20 points gave Singh a new career-high. Isis Bankston was another key player, putting up six points.

Beyer is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Johansen, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.

Beyer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-36 loss against Livingston on the 7th. As for Johansen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-19 defeat against Ceres on the 7th.