Dos Pueblos led most of the way but couldn’t close the deal with a 68-61 loss to Calabasas on the last day of the Santa Clara Tournament Friday.
Lauren Robles led a balanced Dos Pueblos effort with 19 points, including five successful 3-point shots, “making big shot after big shot, including a drive resulting in a 3-point play” the old-fashioned way, Charger coach Manny Murillo said. Robles also had five rebounds and a steal while committing no turnovers.
Justine Katz had 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one steal, and Carly Letendre added 11 points, five rebounds and a steal.
Evette Allen and Gianna Nichols scored nine points apiece. Savannah Riley led the Chargers in rebounds with nine.
“This was our most intense game of the season so far,” Murillo said. “We had the lead the majority of the game but didn’t play poised down the stretch.
“Our defense was solid 75% of the game, but this game is four quarters, not three. We turned the ball over way too many times in the second half to earn the win. I need to improve, so I will watch the film again to see what adjustments and substitutions I should have made.”
The Chargers are now 7-8 overall and remain 2-0 in Channel League play. They return to league play Tuesday at San Marcos.