Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills extended their winning streak to four on Thursday, bumping them up to 4-0. They walked away with a 53-43 victory over the Mesa Verde Mavericks. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly ten points.

Parker Schwartz

Points

12/04/25 vs Mesa Verde	20
12/02/25 vs Ponderosa	9
11/29/25 vs Kennedy	5
11/25/25 @ Golden Sierra	3

Leading John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills to victory were Elliott Schwartz and Parker Schwartz. Elliott almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Parker shot 75% from the field to rack up 20 points and five steals. Parker continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Norah Barmby was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.

As for Mesa Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. They haven't had much luck with John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Mesa Verde's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaiden Alexander, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards, and Grace Johnson, who posted 15 points and three steals. Alexander continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ellie Ray, who had seven points.

Coming up, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Westlake Charter at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mesa Verde, they and Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played.