If Downtown Magnets was feeling good fresh off their 68-14 takedown of Annenberg last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Downtown Magnets Suns came up short against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals on Saturday, falling 67-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Suns have suffered since November 15, 2024.
Patrick Lei
| 02/01/25 @ Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary | 8 |
| 01/29/25 @ Annenberg | 10 |
| 01/27/25 vs USC-MAE | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Orthopaedic | 8 |
Despite the loss, Downtown Magnets saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Patrick Lei posted 17 points and eight rebounds. Lei has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Prieto, who put up eight points.
Leading Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary to victory were Jose Padilla and Nathan Contreras. Padilla earned 20 points, while Contreras had 19 points. The dominant performance gave Contreras a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gio Chavez, who scored 11 points.
Downtown Magnets' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-12 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Downtown Magnets will face off against Aspire Ollin at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Downtown Magnets is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they will challenge Mary Star of the Sea at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 55.6 points per game.
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