After flying high against San Antonio Memorial last Friday, John F. Kennedy came back down to earth. The John F. Kennedy Rockets were dealt a 76-30 defeat at the hands of the La Vernia Bears on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1296th, while the Bears are ranked 375th).
It was another big night for Lacey Matney, who went 10 for 20 en route to 22 points along with six assists and six boards for La Vernia. Those six assists gave Matney a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alana Afflerbach, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 21 rebounds.
John F. Kennedy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 17 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-23 record this season. As for La Vernia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. John F. Kennedy will square off against Floresville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Floresville will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something John F. Kennedy surely won't give up without a fight. La Vernia has already played their next game (against Uvalde), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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