The Paraclete Spirits's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. They were the victim of a rough 38-14 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Xitlali Botts continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sacred Heart of Jesus, dropping a double-double on 10 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Botts has scored at least 25% of Sacred Heart of Jesus' points. Another player making a difference was Wendy Gonzalez, who scored 4 points along with 11 rebounds and 6 steals.
Paraclete's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Sacred Heart of Jesus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Paraclete will be playing in front of their home fans against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Palmdale Aerospace Academy is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. Sacred Heart of Jesus will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Ranch at 6:00 p.m. on December 19th.