The Santa Teresa Saints pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oak Grove. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Santa Teresa of the 42-39 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nevaeh Lacy, who scored 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lacy has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dahlia Daboul, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Emilie Ngo continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oak Grove, scoring 37 points. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Ngo has scored at least a third of Oak Grove's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Serena Martinez, who scored 14 points.
Santa Teresa's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Santa Teresa will be playing at home against Watsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oak Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against San Mateo at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Oak Grove sitting on four straight victories and San Mateo on 18.
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