After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dos Pueblos, the Orcutt Academy Spartans were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They really took it to Golden Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-30 win on the road. With that victory, Orcutt Academy brought their scoring average up to 55.7 points per game.
Orcutt Academy found their leader in underclassman Elizabeth Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least 25% of Orcutt Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Barrientos, who scored 20 points.
Orcutt Academy's win bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Orcutt Academy is on the road again on December 9th and play against Hart at 1:30 p.m. on December 9th. As for Golden Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Taft at 6:30 p.m.
