15 Los Angeles and could face third-seeded South East (21-11) - which shared the Eastern League title with Garfield - in the Feb. I think it was a big impact on us winning (Friday) and them deciding where we would be for the playoffs,” said Eagle Rock’s Marycruz Gonzalez, who hit the winning 3-pointer with 25 seconds left.Įagle Rock opens the playoffs Thursday against No. 2 seed behind Eastern League co-champion Garfield (20-11), which lost its regular-season finale Friday to Roosevelt. In case the Eagles were in need of any extra motivation entering this year’s postseason, they might have received it Saturday when the City playoff pairings were released.ĭespite winning the Northern League title outright with a 44-43 victory Friday at Marshall, the Eagles (21-9) received the No.
Eagle Rock came up short in its quest to win the City Section Division III girls basketball title last season, suffering a four-point loss to Reseda in the final.