The Bernstein Dragons will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Banning Pilots at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th. Bernstein has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Bernstein extended their postseason success on Saturday against Reseda. Everything went their way against the Regents as they made off with a 67-43 win. Bernstein has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Bernstein can attribute much of their success to Valerie Urrutia, who scored 17 points, and Odali Rivera, who scored 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rivera has scored at least a third of Bernstein's points. Katherine Rojas was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Banning had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against University Prep Value by a score of 40-29.
Melony Bernabe continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lluviastar Hernandez, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Bernstein has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Banning, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Bernstein won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2023, slipping by Banning 45-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bernstein since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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