If Segerstrom was riding high fresh off their 43-22 takedown of Kennedy last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Segerstrom Jaguars fell 70-57 to the Buena Park Coyotes on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Coyotes are ranked 77th).
| 01/14/25 @ Buena Park | 8 |
| 01/11/25 vs Kennedy | 10 |
| 01/07/25 @ Valencia | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Calvary Chapel | 8 |
| 12/30/24 vs Ontario | 5 |
Segerstrom's loss came despite strong showings from Claudia Solis and Abby Quero. Solis went 8 for 19 on her way to 22 points and four steals, while Quero posted 15 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. Quero has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 24 times she's played. Stephanie Valenciano was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Segerstrom smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Gloria Barrera continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Buena Park, dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten boards. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Barrera has scored at least a third of Buena Park's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Fuentes, who put up nine points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Segerstrom's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Buena Park, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Segerstrom has already played their next matchup (against Godinez Fundamental), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Buena Park will face off against Brentwood School at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Buena Park knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Brentwood School likes a good challenge.
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