While it was all tied up 18-18 at halftime, the High Tech SD Storm were not quite the La Jolla Vikings's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell to the Vikings 41-36. High Tech SD has struggled against La Jolla recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
High Tech SD lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Vivianna Cravens, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Cravens hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma LaSalle, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and eight steals.
Even though they lost, High Tech SD smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Jolla only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
La Jolla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nika Moradi led the charge by scoring 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moradi has scored all season. Reagan Bennett was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.
High Tech SD's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for La Jolla, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
High Tech SD will be playing in front of their home fans against Orange Glen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully High Tech SD focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Friday. La Jolla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
