La Jolla Country Day is 9-1 against Bishop since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bishop's Knights at 6:00 p.m. on January 18th. Hopefully La Jolla Country Day focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Monday.
La Jolla Country Day pushed their score all the way to 60, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of McClatchy by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat La Jolla Country Day has suffered yet this season.
Despite the loss, La Jolla Country Day had strong showings from Naomi Panganiban, who scored 28 points along with six assists and two steals, and Mei-ling Perry, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 46.7% of La Jolla Country Day's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Safiyah Sugapong, who scored eight points along with five assists and two steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bishop's gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 62-38 margin over St. Joseph Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Bishop's has posted since December 21, 2023.
La Jolla Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Bishop's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for La Jolla Country Day against Bishop's when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 82-33 victory. With La Jolla Country Day ahead 44-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
