Elizalde Powers Butte Past San Jose in California Junior College Matchup

BUTTE (Interstat) — Marissa Elizalde scored 27 points to lead the Butte Roadrunners to a 60-48 victory over the San Jose Jaguars in a California women’s junior college basketball game Saturday.

Butte used an 18-point second quarter to build a 30-21 halftime lead and maintained control throughout. San Jose’s Synise Byrd scored a team-high 20 points, and Hayley Johnson added 14, but the Jaguars shot just 36.7% from the floor. The Roadrunners dominated the boards, outrebounding San Jose 37-24.

Elizalde added six assists for Butte, which improved to 18-5. Mia Reyes contributed 14 points and eight rebounds, while Brook Marr had 15 points. San Jose, which got 14 assists from Ember Navarro, fell to 22-7.