In what's become a running theme this season, the Bonita Vista Barons gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mater Dei Catholic as Bonita Vista made off with a 57-36 win. Given Bonita Vista's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Mater Dei Catholic is ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bonita Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mahliya Wilson, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Haydee Arancibia-hardwick was another key contributor, scoring five points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Mater Dei Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Awen Carrillo, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Valentina Aranalde who scored nine points.
Bonita Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-12.
Bonita Vista is on the road again on Friday and plays Eastlake at 6:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Bonita Vista is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Olympian at 6:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Olympian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
