Third-quarter drought foils Live Oak; Sobrato falls at
Westmont
SAN JOSE — Tuesday’s 38-26 loss at Hill provided an unfortunately fitting end to the first half of West Valley Division girls basketball for Live Oak.
The Lady Acorns were locked in another battle until the dreaded third quarter, when the first-place Falcons outscored them 13-0. Live Oak was down 20-19 after two quarters, marking the fifth West Valley game in which the Acorns have trailed by less than 10 points at halftime.
Jacey Turay led Live Oak (3-11 overall, 1-5 league) with 10 points, and Meghan Perez had six.
Hill (7-10, 6-1) remained tied for the league’s top spot with Overfelt.
The Acorns’ stretch run begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lincoln.
Westmont 60, SHS 22
The Warriors kept their Mount Hamilton Division title hopes alive at Sobrato’s expense, handing the Lady Bulldogs a 12th straight loss Tuesday in Campbell.
Sobrato, which ended the first half of league play winless, received 13 points from freshman Alyssa Firato, who has led the Lady Bulldogs (3-14, 0-7) in scoring three of the past five games.
Westmont (12-5, 5-2) remained a game behind league front-runners Santa Teresa and Evergreen Valley.
Sobrato visits Silver Creek at 7 p.m. Thursday.
