Basketball Recap: Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Takes a Loss

Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Sherman Oaks CES Knights, falling 79-33. The Vipers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the loss, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences still got an impressive performance from Lara Ledesma, who posted 26 points. That was a full 78.8% of Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will venture away from home to challenge East Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences is facing East Valley at the right time seeing as East Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they will head out to take on Vaughn at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sherman Oaks CES's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Vaughn's offense will have their work cut out for them.