Basketball Recap: Ben Holt College Prep Academy Takes a Loss

After soaring to 67 points the game before, Ben Holt College Prep Academy was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They were beaten by the Venture Academy Mustangs 84-30. The contest marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Leading Venture Academy to victory were Jayden Akuva and Josiah Johnson. Akuva went 8 of 10 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds, while Johnson went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Akuva a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Joseph Johnson was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.

Ben Holt College Prep Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Venture Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.

Coming up, Ben Holt College Prep Academy will welcome Millennium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ben Holt College Prep Academy is facing Millennium at the right time seeing as Millennium is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Venture Academy, they will take on Tracy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Venture Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.