Caitlin Wallace and Amanda Burch combined for 25 points as Carpinteria’s girls basketball team won a hard-fought 35-28 decision over Cate in Wednesday’s Battle of Carpinteria.
“Cate played tough,” said Warriors coach Dan Mercer. “We had an 8-point lead with four minutes to go and it was an even game after that. We didn;t take care of the ball well at the end of the game.”
The Warriors forced 28 turnovers with their press, but had a forgettable day at the free-throw line making just seven of their 26 attempts.
“We’re a 53-percent team normally, so it’s back to the practice court on that,” said Mercer. “It was just a hard-fought game that played like a rivalry. I was impressed by the scrappiness of both teams.”
CARPINTERIA 35, CATE 28
CATE – Vilsaint 10, Zak 7, Williams 5, Firestone 2, Livermore 2, Nettles 2. Team Totals 13, 2-9, 28.
CARPINTERIA – Caitlin Wallace 13, Amanda Burch 12, Nicole Pearce 5, Diaz 5. Team Totals 11, 7-24, 35.
Carpinteria….5 11 7 12 – 35
Cate…………..7 8 7 6 – 28
3-pointers – Carp 2 (Burch, Diaz). Cate 0.
Records—Cate 3-3, Carp 4-3.
