Fresno came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 67-30 loss at the hands of the Central East Bengals. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ California basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Bengals are ranked 66th).
Central East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sanai Herod out in front who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 steals. Herod is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she’s now grabbed five or more in each of the last four games she’s played. Zyraeis Murphy was another key player, shooting 64% from the field en route to 16 points.
Fresno has been struggling recently as they’ve lost six of their last eight matchups. That’s put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Central East, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Fresno has already played their next contest, a 47-17 loss against Immanuel on the 13th. As for Central East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-65 defeat against Buchanan on the 13th.
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