Caitlin Wallace had 13 points, seven steals and six rebounds Tuesday to lead the Carpinteria girls basketball team to a 36-30 win at Santa Paula.
“We escaped with a victory,” said coach Dan Mercer. “We didn’t shoot well but we out-scrapped them in the fourth quarter.”
Santa Paula cut the lead to two at 30-28 with just a few minutes remaining before Wallace hit a trey the push the lead to five.
Nicole Pearce had seven points and seven boards while holding Santa Paula’s top scorer to just six points.
The Warriors (11-6, 2-1) play at Grace Brethren Thursday before Saturday’s rivalry matchup with Bishop Diego.
CARPINTERIA 36, SANTA PAULA 30
CARPINTERIA — Pearce 7, Wallace 13, Diaz 2, Burch 10, Guerrero 4. Totals 11 5-14 36.
SANTA PAULA — Zizumbo 3, Garcia 4, Delgadillo 6, Mancilla 3, Gusman 2, Roman 4, Mendez 10. Totals 12 3-13 30.
Carpinteria…..11 4 11 10 — 36
Santa Paula….9 6 9 6 — 30
3-point goals — C 3 (Wallace 2, Burch), SP 1 (Zizumbo).
Total fouls — C 14, SP 7.
Fouled out — SP: Mancilla, Roman, Littert.
Records — C 11-6, 2-1 Frontier League; SP 0-3.
