The California Pintos will be taking part in a tournament against the Chillicothe Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. California knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Chillicothe likes a good challenge.
If California beats Chillicothe with 56 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. California secured a 56-52 W over Doniphan on Friday. That's two games straight that the Pintos have won by exactly four points.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They beat the Mustangs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-19. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
California better keep an eye on Lyla Beetsma. She was instrumental in Chillicothe's win, going 8 of 9 on her way to 17 points and five steals. The matchup was Beetsma's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Liz Oliver, who went 8 of 17 on her way to 17 points and six rebounds.
California's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Chillicothe, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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