Basketball Recap: Sherman Oaks CES Skates Past Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences with Ease

Knights

Margin (Wins)

01/25/25 @ Vaughn	57
01/24/25 vs Vaughn	51
12/27/24 vs Avalon	37
02/05/25 vs Fulton	35
12/28/24 vs Hueneme	33

Sherman Oaks CES came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers 76-44. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 23 points or more this season.

Sherman Oaks CES was led to victory by Andre O'Daniel and Evan O'Daniel. Andre went 13 for 25 en route to 32 points along with six rebounds and six steals, while Evan went 8 of 16 to rack up 22 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Andre has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. Ethan Alrabady was another key player, putting up seven points and six rebounds.

Sherman Oaks CES pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.

Sherman Oaks CES will have a chance to go back-to-back against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.