For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times West and Lodi have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Wolfpack had to suffer through a 69-35 loss at the hands of the Flames. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 870th, while the Flames are ranked 239th).
Lodi found their leader in sophomore Lillian Bayless, who went 10-for-17 on her way to 22 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bayless has scored all season. Sienna Aitken was another key player, putting up four points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.
West's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Lodi, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
West will square off against Foothill at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lodi, they will challenge Lincoln at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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