The Oceanside Pirates and the Grossmont Foothillers squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Oceanside Pirates had to settle for second. They took a 61-44 bruising from the Foothillers. Oceanside's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Aliyah Samad and Martina Griffin certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Samad scored five points along with 12 rebounds and two steals, while Griffin scored 21 points along with three steals. That was a full 47.7% of Oceanside's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Aakash Price continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Grossmont, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Price has scored all season. Amethyst Price was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Oceanside's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Grossmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
Oceanside will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Poly at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Oceanside is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. Grossmont's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cathedral Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Grossmont is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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