Panorama hasn't had much luck against Sylmar recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pythons will look to defend their home court against the Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Panorama has given up an average of 52.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Panorama ended up a good deal behind Kennedy and lost 62-43.

Raphael Latorre
| 02/04/26 @ Kennedy | 20 |
| 01/30/26 vs Van Nuys | 31 |
| 01/28/26 @ Reseda | 18 |
| 01/22/26 vs San Fernando | 25 |
Panorama's defeat came about despite a quality game from Raphael Latorre, who posted 20 points. Latorre's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Villanueva, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Sylmar came tearing into Wednesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Regents 95-25. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 596th, while the Regents are ranked 1431st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sylmar's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Panorama, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Panorama was taken down by Sylmar 104-42 in their previous meeting back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pythons were down 64-24.
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