01/27/25 @ Riverside | 23 |
01/25/25 vs Heartland Lutheran | 21 |
01/24/25 vs Nebraska Christian | 15 |
Central Valley won the last time they faced Riverside, and Bentleigh Dugan did her part to make sure it happened again. The Central Valley Cougars put the hurt on the Riverside Chargers with a sharp 45-24 win on Monday thanks in part to Dugan, who went 8 of 12 en route to 23 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Lauryn Dusatko was another key player, putting up six points along with six rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave her a new career-high.
Riverside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Grace Mahony, who posted five points in addition to nine steals and six boards. Mahony has been hot, having posted five or more steals the last five times she's played. Amelia Baldwin also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Central Valley's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-14. As for Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Central Valley has already played their next game, a 47-36 loss against Elgin/Pope John on the 28th. As for Riverside, they are taking a road trip to face off against Palmer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps