This season hasn't been kind to the Terra Linda Trojans, who are still winless after their 16th matchup. They were beaten by Tamalpais 63-22 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Terra Linda can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1096th, while Tamalpais is ranked 306th).
Tamalpais' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emma Friedman-lowenthal led the charge by scoring ten points. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for her. Kiyah Freeman was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Terra Linda's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-16. As for Tamalpais, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Terra Linda will be playing at home against Redwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Redwood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 11 games. As for Tamalpais, they will head out on the road to face off against Novato at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Novato's defense has only allowed 24.1 points per game this season, so Tamalpais' offense will have their work cut out for Tamalpais.