Turlock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Gregori Jaguars and fell 56-27. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1052nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 355th).
Deja Cox and Janessa Padilla certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Cox posted nine points and eight boards, while Padilla scored four points.
Leading Gregori to victory were Alanah Lopez and Veronica Whitten. Lopez went 8 of 14 en route to 20 points and five steals, while Whitten earned six points along with nine rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Pacheco, who put up eight points and three steals.
Turlock's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Gregori, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Turlock didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-41 defeat against Pitman on the 21st. Gregori has also already played their next match, a 53-41 victory against Enochs on the 21st.
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