The Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies and the United Christian Academy Eagles will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Godinez Fundamental saw some tournament action on Friday. They walked away with a 48-36 victory over Millikan. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.
Julissa Mota
| 12/05/23 vs Marina | 12 |
| 01/16/24 @ Garden Grove | 12 |
| 12/04/23 vs Torrance | 10 |
| 01/09/24 vs Westminster | 10 |
| 12/26/24 vs Tustin | 1 |
Godinez Fundamental's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Julissa Mota led the charge by going 5 for 10 on her way to 11 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards Mota has posted since back in February. Valerie Esteban was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, United Christian Academy escaped with a win on Friday against Tustin by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53.
Godinez Fundamental better focus on containing Natalie Estrada and Gigi Marquez as the pair were huge in United Christian Academy's win. Estrada went 10 of 16 on her way to 27 points and eight rebounds, while Marquez posted 17 points along with six boards and four steals. Estrada has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played.
United Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Godinez Fundamental, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
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