Bell Gardens had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Montebello Oilers 61-21. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lancers had established a 24 point advantage.
Bell Gardens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Giselle Ocegueda led the charge by going 10 for 18 en route to 24 points and six steals. Ocegueda is becoming a predictor of Bell Gardens' success: when she posts at least five steals the team is undefeated (and 5-17 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Eliza Villalobos, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Lancers
| 12/11/23 vs El Monte | 22 |
| 01/23/24 @ Montebello | 21 |
| 01/09/24 @ San Gabriel | 19 |
| 01/31/25 vs Montebello | 18 |
| 01/17/25 @ Montebello | 15 |
Bell Gardens was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Bell Gardens has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-17 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points per game. As for Montebello, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bell Gardens and Montebello could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Bell Gardens will challenge Mark Keppel at 6:30 p.m. on Monday down 731 places (910 vs. 179). Meanwhile, Montebello (ranked 1195th) will meet Schurr (ranked 463rd) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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