There's no place like home for the Central Spartans, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Holtville with a sharp 48-23 win on Friday. Central pushed the score to 37-16 by the end of the third, a deficit Holtville had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julianna Estrada, who scored four points along with six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Victoria Zamora, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Loss or not, Holtville got some senior leadership from Vanessa Gonzalez and Jasmine Garewal. Gonzalez scored seven points along with nine rebounds and five blocks, while Garewal. dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Garewal has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 19 times she's played.
Central's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Holtville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.
Central will take on West Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Hills will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Central surely won't give up without a fight. Holtville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
