Elysia Hodges knocked down a free throw in the closing seconds of Saturday’s San Marcos-Laguna Blanca girls-basketball tilt, helping lift the Royals past the Owls 44-41.
Laguna Blanca trailed by 11 at halftime but clawed its way back to within two at 43-41.
“It was by far our best game of the year, our most complete game of the year,” said Laguna Blanca head coach Chris Foster, who is in his first year at Laguna Blanca after coaching the San Marcos JV team for several years.
Gabby Sandoval led the Royals with eight points while Amanda Schulenberg led the Owls with a game-high 12 points. Krysta Brown also reached double figures for Laguna with 10 points.
San Marcos spread its scoring around, as Judith Rodriguez added six points and Desiree Porter-Ray notched seven.
“They gave us a great run, Laguna is an excellent team,” said Royals head coach Kristyn Miller.
San Marcos (4-14) and Laguna Blanca play again on Friday night at Laguna.
