The Gertz-Ressler Pumas will head out to challenge the Neuwirth Leadership Academy Boxers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Gertz-Ressler nor Neuwirth Leadership Academy posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Wednesday, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 24-19 victory over New Designs University Park. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pumas.
| 01/15/25 @ New Designs University Park | 3 |
| 01/04/25 vs Animo Robinson | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Fremont | 4 |
Gertz-Ressler relied on the efforts of Bernadett Olivares, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, and Sandra Bonilla, who had two points and eight boards. Olivares has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Neuwirth Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by University Prep Value and fell 51-11. While losing is never fun, the Boxers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1206th, while the Wolves are ranked 291st).
The win got Gertz-Ressler back to even at 6-6. As for Neuwirth Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Gertz-Ressler's way against Neuwirth Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Gertz-Ressler made off with a 41-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gertz-Ressler since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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