Basketball Recap: Smidt Tech Gets the Win

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Previous 5 Games

02/10/25 - Home	22-17 W
02/04/25 - Away	18-17 W
01/16/24 - Away	29-21 W
11/30/23 - Home	20-13 W
01/12/23 - Away	42-15 W

Smidt Tech won the last time they faced Animo De La Hoya and things went their way on Monday too. The Smidt Tech Grey Wolves snuck past the Animo De La Hoya Boxers with a 22-17 victory.

When it comes to explaining why Animo De La Hoya lost, don't look at Eva Longoria. Despite the final result, she posted 11 points and three steals. Rosario Cruz also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Smidt Tech is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-15 Animo De La Hoya and 1-12 Animo De La Hoya (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 26.8% over those games). As for Animo De La Hoya, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Smidt Tech didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-7 win against Los Angeles Leadership Academy on the 13th. As for Animo De La Hoya, they have also already played their next matchup, a 23-18 defeat against The School of Los Angeles on the 13th.