St. Genevieve was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles, falling 87-35. While losing is never fun, the Valiants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 697th, while the Eagles are ranked 259th).
Verbum Dei Jesuit found their leader in sophomore Jaythan Pinckney, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. The dominant performance also gave Pinckney a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was Ryan Figueroa, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and five assists.
St. Genevieve's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season.
St. Genevieve does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-70 win against South Pasadena on the 4th.
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