Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Merced Bears. The Cougars were down 55-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/28/25 vs Merced | 21 |
| 12/07/24 vs Ripon | 12 |
| 12/27/24 @ Tracy | 11 |
| 01/14/25 @ Buhach Colony | 11 |
| 12/31/24 vs West | 10 |
Golden Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jazelina Santillan, who posted 21 points. The dominant performance gave Santillan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Gonzales, who scored 16 points.
Averie Steverson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards for Merced. Steverson also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Merced is 9-4 when she posts at least five steals, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Solis, who earned 15 points and eight steals.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Merced, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Golden Valley has already played their next contest, a 51-18 victory against Buhach Colony on the 30th. As for Merced, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-38 loss against El Capitan on the 30th.
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