The San Benito girls basketball team moved into a tie with Seaside for third place in the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division on Tuesday, defeating the Spartans 52-47 in Hollister.
Despite 15 points from sophomore Denise Martinez, the San Benito girls basketball team dropped to 4-5 with a 58-41 loss to Soquel in Hollister on Tuesday.
In its second chance, the San Benito girls basketball team won its first game of the year Thursday, beating Watsonville 56-25 in the opening game of the Wildcatz Tournament.
Despite losing two players to foul trouble, the San Benito girls basketball team cut through a 15-point second half deficit to Piedmont Hills but couldn’t pull off the complete comeback. Instead, the Balers lost its season-opening game 57-52 to the Pirates on Tuesday.
In a warm-up for the upcoming Monterey Bay League playoffs, the San Benito girls volleyball team continued to improve its play in the final weeks of the season, sweeping a league opponent for the third consecutive match Tuesday in Hollister.
After losing their 2-0 lead, in Tuesday’s Monterey Bay League match with Notre Dame, San Benito volleyball seniors Ellie Burley and Raelynn Heredia decided to take over.
It never was supposed to be easy for the San Benito girls volleyball team while seeking to win the first Monterey Bay League title and it showed Tuesday against another league-title hopeful, Salinas.
Coming off a second-place finish last fall in the final year of the Tri-County Athletic League, the San Benito High girls volleyball team brings seven returning seniors and high expectations into the new year in the Monterey Bay League.