After flying high against Panorama last Friday, Sylmar came back down to earth. The Sylmar Spartans took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Van Nuys Wolves on Monday. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wolves earlier this season, when they won 70-58.
Tim Tanner
| 02/10/25 @ Van Nuys | 7 |
| 01/29/25 vs Van Nuys | 6 |
| 01/17/25 @ Panorama | 6 |
| 01/15/25 vs Reseda | 6 |
| 01/31/25 @ Canoga Park | 3 |
Despite the loss, Sylmar still got an impressive performance from Tim Tanner, who went 10-for-20 en route to 27 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Tanner a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keawe Kalama, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
Van Nuys' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jeremy Rivas, who put up 21 points and three steals. Rivas has become a key player for Van Nuys: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Steven Tu, who earned 20 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Sylmar has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. Van Nuys has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Sylmar wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 115-53 loss against Chatsworth on the 12th. As for Van Nuys, they have also already played their next contest, a 54-53 victory against Canoga Park on the 12th.
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