Katella lost against Kennedy two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Katella Knights fell to the Kennedy Fighting Irish 72-68. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 247th).
Katella's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joseph Damian, who went 10 for 23 en route to 25 points and five rebounds. Damian continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dillon Curtis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards.
Knights
| 01/03/24 @ Ocean View | 22 |
| 11/18/24 @ United Christian Academy | 22 |
| 12/02/24 vs Samueli Academy | 21 |
| 11/17/23 vs United Christian Academy | 18 |
| 12/01/23 vs Anaheim | 18 |
Even though they lost, Katella was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Katella dropped their record down to 13-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kennedy, the victory (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 23-4.
Katella has already played their next contest (against Segerstrom), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kennedy has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Garden Grove.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
