After a string of five wins, Villa Park's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 80-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sonora Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (70), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
| 01/28/25 vs Sonora | 22 |
| 01/24/25 vs Colony | 21 |
| 01/21/25 vs Yorba Linda | 18 |
Villa Park lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tristan Griffin, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Griffin's third in a row with at least ten points. Dakari Harris was another key player, going 8 for 13 en route to 19 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Villa Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Villa Park's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Sonora, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Villa Park will head out to take on El Dorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Villa Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Sonora, they will venture away from home to challenge Troy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sonora is facing Troy at the right time seeing as Troy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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