The Pleasanton Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Blue Hill Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasanton will be strutting in after a win while Blue Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Pleasanton took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 57-34 margin over Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Brittany Riley
| 02/06/25 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | 6 |
| 02/06/24 vs Central Valley | 5 |
| 01/16/24 @ Ansley/Litchfield | 5 |
| 12/08/23 vs Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Fullerton | 4 |
Brittany Riley and Tyra Sekutera were among the main playmakers for Pleasanton as the former went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 18 points along with six assists and three steals and the latter went 7 for 15 en route to 20 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Riley a new career-high in assists. Cassidee Paitz was another key player, putting up two points in addition to seven boards and five assists.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Pleasanton was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Blue Hill was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 45-44 to Silver Lake.
Pleasanton's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Blue Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Pleasanton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Blue Hill in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. Will Pleasanton repeat their success, or does Blue Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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