Arcata has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Arcata is ranked 88th, while St. Bernard's is ranked 90th).
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Arcata had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 47-24 margin over the Regents.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's entered their tilt with Foothill with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. St. Bernard's came out on top against Foothill by a score of 49-42 on Monday.
It was another big night for Laila Florvilus, who scored 19 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of St. Bernard's points. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Sundberg, who scored eight points.
Arcata's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8. As for St. Bernard's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Arcata couldn't quite finish off St. Bernard's when the teams last played back in February and fell 52-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florvilus, who scored 25 points. Now that Arcata knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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