Laton was the 31-23 winner over Alpaugh when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Laton Mustangs took a 35-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alpaugh Buffalos on Wednesday.
When it comes to explaining why Laton lost, don't look at Gabriella Alvarado. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 48.1% of Laton's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Madison Heffley was another key player, putting up six points along with seven boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Laton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds.they pulled down nine more offensive boards than Alpaugh's almost as impressive total of ten
Alpaugh was led to victory by Alexa Sixtos and Carolina Arrieta. Sixtos almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds, while Arrieta went 6 of 15 on her way to 18 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Sixtos a new career-high in blocks (two).
Laton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.5 points over those games. As for Alpaugh, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season.
Laton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alpaugh, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 1-0 victory against Kern Resource Center on the 7th.
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