Although Alisal did manage to cut into the deficit in the fourth
quarter, the San Benito girls’ basketball team’s sizable lead
entering the final period was more than enough as the Balers exited
Salinas with a 47-35 victory over the host Trojans.
SALINAS
Although Alisal did manage to cut into the deficit in the fourth quarter, the San Benito girls’ basketball team’s sizable lead entering the final period was more than enough as the Balers exited Salinas with a 47-35 victory over the host Trojans.
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Nicole Rianda continued her strong offensive production with a game-high 20 points for San Benito, which improves to 6-4 in the Tri-County Athletic League, 14-8 overall.
Erin Glasspool, Cyrena Salinas and Kelsey Robledo each added six points for the Balers.
“The kids played a great three quarters and really opened up the offense,” San Benito head coach David Kaplansky said. “Nicole did a great job finishing and gaining momentum (for the team).”
The Balers led 11-4 after the first quarter and 30-17 at halftime. They then opened the second half on a 7-0 run, when Kaplansky began to rotate in players.
Although the Trojans outscored San Benito 12-6 in the fourth quarter, the Balers had led by 18 points entering the period.
“I would have liked to have finished the game off better, but we were mixing in a lot of girls,” Kaplansky said.
Alisal’s Gaby Pantoja finished with 17 points, but was limited to just four in the first half. She scored nine of her team-high total in the fourth quarter.
The Balers will look to continue their current two-game win streak on Thursday night when they will host Salinas — San Benito’s final home game of the regular season. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
TEAM 1 2 3 4 F
SANB 11 19 11 6 47
ALIS 4 13 6 12 35
San Benito (47): E. Glasspool 0 2 0-0 6, C. Salinas 3 0 0-0 6, T. Fabing 1 0 0-0 2, K. Robledo 3 0 0-0 6, N. Rianda 6 2 2-4 20, T. Haynish 1 0 0-0 2, J. Echaorre 2 0 1-2 5.
