Basketball Recap: Millennium Falls Despite Big Games from Bella Tran and Sarah Digiallonardo

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2025, 9:07pm

Basketball Recap: Millennium Falcons vs. Venture Academy Mustangs

Millennium managed to keep up with Venture Academy until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Millennium Falcons lost 65-41 to the Venture Academy Mustangs. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.

Sarah Digiallonardo

Rebounds

01/04/25 vs Venture Academy16
01/03/25 @ Denair14
12/19/24 @ Waterford18
12/17/24 @ Livermore10
12/12/24 @ Stockton Christian12

Millennium's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sarah Digiallonardo, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards, and Bella Tran, who posted 16 points. Digiallonardo is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last seven games she's played.

Venture Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kelyiana Neal, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 steals. Kaylie Watkins was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.

The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 7-5. As for Venture Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.

Millennium wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 47-21 win against Big Valley Christian on the 7th. As for Venture Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-35 defeat against Franklin on the 7th.

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