If John F. Kennedy was feeling good fresh off their 60-25 takedown of San Antonio Memorial last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The John F. Kennedy Rockets were dealt a 63-28 defeat at the hands of the La Vernia Bears on Friday. 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 1328th, while the Bears are ranked 351st).
| 01/17/25 @ La Vernia | 4 |
| 01/14/25 vs San Antonio Memorial | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Gonzales | 2 |
Despite the loss, John F. Kennedy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Genesis Hern?ndez posted eight points and four steals. Hern?ndez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
Rikki Alfaro went supernova for La Vernia, going 8 for 20 on her way to 23 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Alfaro a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alana Afflerbach, who went 7 of 12 en route to 16 points and six rebounds.
John F. Kennedy dropped their record down to 8-20 with the defeat, which was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season. As for La Vernia, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
John F. Kennedy will welcome Cuero at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Cuero's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. La Vernia has already played their next contest (against Gonzales), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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