Basketball Recap: Mountain Empire Takes a Loss

Mountain Empire lost against Coastal Academy back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The contest between the Redhawks and the Stingrays didn't end well, with the Redhawks falling 30-13.

Aimee Acevedo

Points

12/05/25 vs Coastal Academy	5
12/03/25 vs Calexico Mission	3
12/01/25 @ Calexico Mission	2
11/19/25 @ Southwest EC	0
11/17/25 @ School for Entrepreneurship & Technology	10

Despite the loss, Mountain Empire still got an impressive performance from Aimee Acevedo, who posted five points. Acevedo continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Idania Juarez also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Coastal Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lorelai Smith led the charge by putting up five points and four steals. Jacq Fugate was another key player, scoring four points in addition to ten boards and three steals.

Mountain Empire's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Coastal Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain Empire will challenge West Shores at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Redhawks 23.8, the Wildcats 21.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Coastal Academy, they will be playing at home against Orange Glen at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.