The Lennox Academy Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. The contest between Lennox Academy and Vistamar wasn't particularly close, with Lennox Academy falling 57-41. While losing is never fun, Lennox Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1219th, while Vistamar is ranked 566th).
Isaiah Hill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Vistamar, scoring 27 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of Vistamar's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Chen, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Lennox Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Vistamar, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lennox Academy will square off against Hawthorne Math & Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vistamar's road trip will continue as they head out to face Wildwood at 6:30 p.m. on January 17th.
