The Lady Balers lost their first basketball game of the season
55-38 at King City. The Mustangs used a 24-5 second quarter to work
out a big margin.
San Benito (4-1) shot just 21 percent, while King City shot 33
percent. The Balers were also just 33 percent from the free-throw
line, while the Mustangs were 74 percent. The 21 fouls the Balers
committed forced a couple girls to sit on the bench for a while.
They still ended up fouling out. The Balers were outrebounded
33-25, and they committed 21 turnovers.
The Lady Balers lost their first basketball game of the season 55-38 at King City. The Mustangs used a 24-5 second quarter to work out a big margin.
San Benito (4-1) shot just 21 percent, while King City shot 33 percent. The Balers were also just 33 percent from the free-throw line, while the Mustangs were 74 percent. The 21 fouls the Balers committed forced a couple girls to sit on the bench for a while. They still ended up fouling out. The Balers were outrebounded 33-25, and they committed 21 turnovers.
“We played with a lot of effort and hustle, which I was very pleased with,” said Baler coach Tom Dean. Jennifer Anaya played a good game at the point guard position without any turnovers, Dean said.
Mallorie Wilson had a good game on both sides of the ball. She had 11 points, nine rebounds and a blocked shot.
Trisha Lee was the high point scorer with 16 even though King City went with a box-and-one defense on her from the middle of the first quarter on.
Courtney Almaguer had a good defensive game with eight rebounds and one steal.
Ashley Patton and Crystina Osborne also played very well on defense.
San Benito heads up to Oak Grove for a 16-team tournament Monday. The first game is against Castilleja (4-2).
“It should be a tough game as they are very much improved this year,” Dean said. “This tournament should tell us a lot about where we are this year.”
Hollister 7 5 12 14 –– 38
King City 6 24 13 12 –– 55
Hollister: Anaya 1 0-2 3, Lee 8 0-0 16, Almaguer 0 2-7 2, Patton 1 0-0 3, Simens 1 0-2 3, Wilson 4 3-6 11. Totals: 15 6-19 38.
King City: Gianolini 2 0-0 4, Vega 5 1-3 11, Martinez 1 0-0 2, Alcantar 2 5-5 10, Gillespie 0 3-4 3, Howard 2 4-7 9, Marquis 5 6-7 16. Totals: 17 19-26 55.
