Los Banos High senior Michelle Gutierrez and her sister Priscilla, a 2011 LBHS graduate, don't get the chance to shoot hoops against each other that often. They each have busy lives.</p><p>But the girls basketball alumni game Nov. 21 gave them the opportunity in a 58-54 alumni win.</p><p>"I appreciate all her work," Priscilla said. "I'm out here tired just running up and down once, and she's out here running all the time."</p><p>Priscilla scored 11 in the alumni win, while Michelle scored 6. The sisters faced each other a few times with the ball.</p><p>"I think we did better in different areas," Michelle said. "She did better offensively and I did better defensively. It's always been that way."</p><p>Now, of course, begins the trash talk, which Michelle said will start from an unexpected source.</p><p>"My dad will instigate it," she said.</p><p>Sharpshooting guard Alexis Barcellos led the current Tigers with 23 points.</p><p>Alumni beats boys</p><p>The Los Banos boys basketball team had a rougher go of it after its alumni jumped out to a 16-2 lead, but fought back late in a 96-80 loss.</p><p>Isaac Ruiz led the current Tigers with 24 points (including four 3-pointers). Jourdon Grissom and Jose Delacruz each added 15, while Tyler Betteridge dropped a pair of 3-pointers on his way to 12 points.</p><p>The alumni led 77-39 after three quarters, but when they relaxed, LB opened with 41 points in the quarter.</p><p>Real action begins</p><p>After the Los Banos girls defeated Orestimba 55-44 in the Foundation Game on Monday (a sanctioned, scored scrimmage), the Tigers officially opened the season with a 46-45 home win over Merced Wednesday night. Jacquelin Arretche and Savannah Pe&#241;a each scored 13 as LB coasted after a 17-point second quarter.</p><p>The Los Banos boys opened the season with a 67-28 loss to Chowchilla on Tuesday.</p><p>Across town, Pacheco's girls opened the season Tuesday with a 45-41 loss to Chowchilla. Geor-cion Hymes led the Panthers with 17 points in the loss. The Pacheco boys began play Wednesday with a loss to Kimball.</p><p><i>Enterprise reporter David Witte can be reached by phone at 388-6565 or by e-mail at sports@losbanosenterprise.com</i>