On Monday, the Southwestern Academy Sun came up short against the San Gabriel Mission Pioneers and fell 51-40. The Sun have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Southwestern Academy still got an impressive performance from Valza Jusufi, who dropped a triple-double on 35 points, 28 rebounds, and 13 blocks. The dominant performance also gave Jusufi a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%). Another player making a difference was Maggie Liao, who scored a point plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Southwestern Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sofia Valenzuela was a one-man wrecking crew for San Gabriel Mission as she had 34 points. Desiree Rodriguez was another key player, earning nine points.
Southwestern Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Southwestern Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against San Gabriel Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Gabriel Mission, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Genevieve on December 7th.
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