Recap: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. San Dieguito Academy Mustangs        
        
		
            
 On Thursday, St. Joseph Academy came up short against San Dieguito Academy  and fell  39-29.
 Despite the loss, St. Joseph Academy still got an impressive performance from   Luciana Aguilar, who  scored 12 points along with nine  rebounds and four  steals. Aguilar scored a full 41.4% of St. Joseph Academy's points, the third time in a row she's  earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was  Pamela Torres, who  scored seven points along with six  rebounds.
 St. Joseph Academy has  not been sharp recently, as they've  lost six of their last eight games,  which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for San Dieguito Academy, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won five of their last six matches,  which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
 St. Joseph Academy and Santa Cruz will face off  at 4:30  p.m.  on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Santa Cruz presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than St. Joseph Academy in California (Santa Cruz is ranked 251st, while St. Joseph Academy is ranked 588th). San Dieguito Academy and Trabuco Hills will face off  at 6:00  p.m.  on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.