Santa Cruz Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Veritas Prep Falcons, falling 63-27. The Dust Devils were not able to make up for their loss to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in February of 2021.
| 02/03/25 @ Veritas Prep | 8 |
| 11/22/24 vs San Simon | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Tempe Prep | 3 |
| 12/16/24 @ San Miguel | 3 |
| 12/09/24 @ San Manuel | 1 |
Despite the defeat, Santa Cruz Valley had strong showings from Zaryah Bursey, who posted 11 points, and Mionette Banda, who scored eight points. The dominant performance gave Banda a new career-high in points.
Veritas Prep's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Valeria Castaneda, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Castaneda continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cate Schneider, who made all 7 shots she took for 15 points and four steals.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Veritas Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-11.
Santa Cruz Valley has already played their next game (against Miami), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Veritas Prep will challenge Santa Cruz Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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