On Saturday, Mira Costa faced Ventura in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mira Costa Mustangs fell 51-43 to the Ventura Cougars. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Leading Ventura to victory were Brinley Anderson and Emily Rea. Anderson dropped a double-double on 15 points and 22 rebounds, while Rea went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds. Anderson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kailee Staniland, who scored nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
With the defeat, Mira Costa broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for Ventura, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Mira Costa will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West at 5:00 p.m. on December 20th. As for Ventura, they will challenge Oxnard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ventura is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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