Basketball

The Higgins Sisters Combined for 27 Points in La Salle’s 48-39 Nonleague Victory at Bonita; Lancers Improved to 16-2

Jan 04 2025 01:06:13

Girls Basketball:

Two of the area’s most successful programs to start the 2024-25 season met up on Friday evening.

La Salle and Bonita entered the contest with a combined record of 28-5.

And with the game tied at the break (29-29), the Lancers claimed a 48-39 victory over the Bearcats after going on a 19-10 run in the second half.

Casey Higgins scored a game-high 19 points.

Aislin Tamez Torres added 14 points, and Riley Higgins chipped in with eight.

Lexi Mercado led Bonita with 13 points, including three 3-pointers.

Brooke Van Duyne hit a pair of 3’s, and she finished with 10 points.

And Tressa Beatty provided eight points for the Bearcats.

Bonita had a 6-1 advantage in 3-pointers made.

Up next: BHS will be back in action today at 1:30 against Hillcrest (8-5) at RCHS.

The Lancers will host St. Mary’s Academy (10-5) on Tuesday at 7 in the Del Rey League opener.

Box Score:
LS: 12-17-8-11-(48)
B: 11-18-4-6-(39)

La Salle scoring: Casey Higgins 19, Aislin Tamez Torres 14, Riley Higgins 8, Maddy Chiang 5, Julianne Tan 2

Bonita scoring: Lexi Mercado 13 Brooke Van Duyne 10, Tressa Beatty 8, Joslyn Flores 5, Malei’a Reaves 2, Brooklyn Amaya 1

Records: La Salle (16-2); Bonita (13-4)

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