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Girls Basketball: Two Games in Two Days Too Much For Redwood
Branson responds better to back-to-back games en route to the MCAL victory; Ariella Rosenthal leads the Giants with eight points.
TUESDAY'S SCORE: Branson 48, 30.
REDWOOD'S RECORD: 9-9 overall, 3-3 in MCAL.
GAME SUMMARY: The Redwood girls basketball team had its two-game Marin County Athletic League winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night, losing at home to Branson, 48-30.
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Both the Giants and Bulls played (and lost) non-conference games in the MLK Classic on Monday, but it was the visitors who seemed to show the least effects of the back-to-back scheduling.
Redwood managed to score only four points in the first quarter, and trailed 24-13 at the half.
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Branson matched its own second-quarter output of 15 with another 15 in the third, which was more than enough to secure the comfortable win.
Freshman led Redwood with eight points (including 4-for-4 from the free throw line). Junior added five in the losing cause for the Giants.
REACTION: "Unfortunately, the girls just didn't fight like we normally do. They were just going through the motions and not really present." — Redwood coach .
"We went into tonight with a game plan to limit (Lia Coito's) touches, but our defense just didn't get it done. Unfortunately nobody stepped up to challenge her." — Peterson.
REDWOOD'S NEXT ACTION: Friday at home vs. Terra Linda, 6 p.m.
