Basketball Recap: Pioneer Valley Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2025, 2:59pm

Basketball Recap: Pioneer Valley Panthers vs. Lompoc Braves

Pioneer Valley lost against Lompoc back in November of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pioneer Valley Panthers took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lompoc Braves. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1025th, while the Braves are ranked 439th).

Pioneer Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Lompoc, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4.

Pioneer Valley will square off against Orcutt Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer Valley is facing Orcutt Academy at the right time seeing as Orcutt Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lompoc, they will take on Santa Maria at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Maria knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 matchups -- so hopefully Lompoc likes a good challenge.

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