Arabians down Pleasanton, jockey for playoff positioning

Varsity Arabians #14 Madi De La Garza, #30 Kalli Bedford, #20 Caroline Suhr and #15 Kenadi Marek leave the huddle during Devine’s game against Pearsall. Photo by Brigid Howard.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine got an all-important win in Pleasanton to begin the second round of District 27-4A action as the Arabians took down the Lady Eagles rather easily 45-23. Devine lost to Pleasanton in the first round, so this evened things up between them in case any tiebreakers are needed at the conclusion of district play on February 10.
Kenadi Marek had a tremendous night scoring 20 points including 7 in the fourth quarter as Devine solidified their victory.
Kyrie DuBose scored all 8 of her points in the first half and Karsyn DeLeon nailed her 6 points all in the first frame as the Arabians bolted to a 27-12 halftime advantage. Caroline Suhr scored 6 of her 7 points in the second half.
Devine’s defense was tenacious all evening, limiting Pearsall to only six points in each of the first three periods then lowering that number to 5 in the fourth.
Madi De La Garza scored 4 points while Devine also got major contributions from Gigi Madrid, Lily Owen, Kalli Bedford, Hali Carroll, and Aaliyah Moralez.
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