The Santana Sultans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 15th straight loss. They fell to Valhalla 37-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Santana in their matchups with Valhalla: they've now lost four in a row.
Santana's loss came despite strong showings from Jayden Fields and Harper Diaz. Fields scored 14 points, while Diaz scored 12 points. That was a full 36.4% of Santana's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Ava Miles was nothing short of spectacular for Valhalla: she scored 14 points along with two steals. Miles is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Alexandra Amaya was another key contributor, scoring six points along with four blocks.
Santana has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 16 of their last 17 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-23 record this season. As for Valhalla, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Santana does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valhalla, they and Morse will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 7th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Valhalla will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 706th, while Morse is ranked 251st).
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