Frontier had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 70-61 victory over the El Diamante Miners.
Rizelle Copeland
| 12/10/24 vs El Diamante | 27 |
| 12/07/24 vs Mira Monte | 15 |
| 12/06/24 vs West | 17 |
| 12/05/24 vs Justin Garza | 20 |
| 12/02/24 @ Independence | 22 |
Frontier got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rizelle Copeland out in front who went 8 of 16 on her way to 27 points. The match was Copeland's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Tinnin, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards.
Frontier smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Several Miners players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Angelina Morales, who posted 22 points. The dominant performance gave Morales a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Rian Jones-Dillihunt, who had 19 points.
Frontier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for El Diamante, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Frontier wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 39-24 victory against Righetti on the 12th. As for El Diamante, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-53 win against Hanford West on the 17th.
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