Basketball Recap: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Takes a Loss

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 43-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolves apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

When it comes to explaining why John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills lost, don't look at Ashlyn Arellano. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. Those 22 points gave Arellano a new career-high. Norah Barmby was another key player, putting up four points and six boards.

Adriana Peter was nothing short of spectacular for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy: she dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Vidhi Rana, who posted eight points in addition to 12 boards and seven steals.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills has already played their next game (against Valley Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy has already played their next matchup, a 70-48 defeat against Faith Christian on the 16th.