The Muir High School girls basketball team exceeded expectations this year, what with key players not available in the tailend of the Mustangs’ season.
It was only a matter of time until Muir’s lack of depth would become an issue. That day finally came Wednesday as the Mustangs couldn’t keep up with St. Bernard, losing 67-49 in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA playoffs.
Muir (27-4) won the Pacific League championship despite at times having no more than two players on the bench. But even a full bench might not have made a difference against a more skilled St. Bernard (23-7), which overwhelemed the Mustangs with its full-court press and aggressiveness on the glass.
While Muir shot a woeful 30 percent in the game that ultimately led to its demise, it was the last thing on player’s mind at game’s end, which came with 1:35 left in the game.