31-point rally does it

BRIDGEPORT – With three players scoring in double figures, the Bridgeport Mustangs varsity basketball team came from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to catch and conquer the visiting Waterville-Mansfield Shockers, 60-52, last Friday, Feb. 1.

The Shocker took a 12-point 20-8 lead in the first quarter and stayed in front of Bridgeport 26-18 at halftime and 43-29 at the start of the third quarter. That’s when Ronaldo Ubaldo, Gilbert Padilla, and Carlos Flores exploded for 28 points between them in a 31-point quarter that saw the Shockers held to nine points in reply.

Padilla hit a hat trick of three-point shots and scored all his 15 points in the final eight minutes to lead the rally. Ubaldo ended the game with 16 points, and Flores added 13. The Mustangs scored more points in the final quarter than in the previous three combined.

Angel Lucero paced Waterville-Mansfield with 17 points, and Tristen Marden scored 10.

Bridgeport defeated Liberty Bell, 63-51, a week earlier and was scheduled to host Brewster on Tuesday, Feb. 5, for their final regular season game.

Following Bridgeport, the Shockers hosted Lake Roosevelt on Saturday, Feb. 2, and suffered a 40-point, 66-26 loss to the Raiders.

The Lady Shockers, currently fourth in the Central Washington 2B league, hammered the Fillies 66-35 at Bridgeport and lost a close, two-point contest to the Lady Raiders, 56-54.