Point Loma and Central squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Point Loma had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 64-14 loss at the hands of the Central Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Pointers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1122nd, while the Spartans are ranked 495th).
Eva Cruz was Point Loma's leading scorer, having posted five points. Hannah Smith held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Leading Central to victory were Maryanne Barrett and Victoria Zamora. Barrett almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine steals, while Zamora posted ten points along with seven assists and five steals. Central is 11-1 when Zamora posts three or more steals, but 5-11 otherwise. Julianna Estrada was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Point Loma has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Point Loma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central, they will challenge Valley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Valley Center has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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