Kimball suffered their biggest loss since January 20, 2024 on Monday. They had to suffer through a 56-24 loss at the hands of the El Capitan Gauchos. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Gauchos are ranked 101st).
Kimball's loss came despite strong showings from Sienna Arendt and Micah Floyd. Arendt posted eight points, while Floyd had two points.
Leading El Capitan to victory were Alexis Valenzuela and Madysen Dietz. Valenzuela put up 20 points and six steals, while Dietz almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. Valenzuela has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shantelle Magana, who earned seven points along with nine boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Kimball and nudges their season record down to 7-3. As for El Capitan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Kimball didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-40 victory against Manteca on the 31st. As for El Capitan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-36 win against Tracy on the 31st.
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