Sylmar lost against Kennedy back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sylmar Spartans were dealt a 71-41 loss at the hands of the Kennedy Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 994th, while the Cougars are ranked 320th).
Despite the defeat, Sylmar saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Yaneli Zuniga-Hernandez posted 23 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Gonzalez, who scored 12 points.
Spartans
| 01/24/25 @ Kennedy | 15 |
| 01/17/25 @ Panorama | 12 |
Even though they lost, Sylmar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Andreya Villa was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 21 boards for Kennedy. Those 24 points gave Villa a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Melanie Mendez, who earned 14 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Sylmar and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Kennedy, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
Sylmar has already played their next game, a 55-41 loss against Van Nuys on the 29th. As for Kennedy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 74-19 win against Reseda on the 27th.
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