After flying high against Chula Vista last Monday, Olympian came back down to earth. The Olympian Eagles lost 69-44 to the Victory Christian Academy Knights on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 751st, while the Knights are ranked 207th).
Alyssa Agpaoa
| 01/29/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 3 |
| 01/27/25 vs Chula Vista | 3 |
| 01/22/25 @ Bonita Vista | 5 |
Olympian's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Agpaoa, who posted eight points and three steals. Agpaoa is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rochelle Burns, who put up eight points and nine rebounds.
Victory Christian Academy was led to victory by Valentina Lopez and Marisol Gomez. Lopez went 7 of 10 on her way to 15 points along with eight assists and eight boards, while Gomez dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Lopez also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Victory Christian Academy is 5-2 when she posts at least three steals, but 5-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Shawnelle Sanders, who had 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Olympian's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Victory Christian Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-13.
Olympian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-23 defeat against Mater Dei Catholic on the 31st. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 62-14 victory against Bonita Vista on the 5th.
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