This season hasn't been kind to the Ramona Bulldogs, who are still winless after their seventh contest. They took a serious blow against West Hills on Wednesday, falling 66-31. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ramona in their matchups with West Hills: they've now lost four in a row.
Ramona's loss came despite strong showings from Victoria Padilla-Carr and Makenzy Ahlgren. Padilla-Carr scored 15 points along with 4 steals, while Ahlgren dropped a double-double on 10 points and 12 rebounds. Padilla-Carr scored a full 48.4% of Ramona's points, the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Ramona bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Hills, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ramona will head out on the road to face off against St. Joseph Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Ramona in California (St. Joseph Academy is ranked 245th, while Ramona is ranked 758th). As for West Hills, they will be playing at home against Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.