The Villa Park Spartans waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They walked away with a 42-29 win over Yorba Linda. That's another feather in the cap for Villa Park, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Villa Park found their leader in underclassman Sabina Patel, who scored 18 points along with five assists and four steals. It was the first time this season that Patel scored 15 or more points. Bailey Roczey was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Villa Park pushed their record up to 17-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Yorba Linda, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Villa Park will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Victor Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 957th, while the Spartans are ranked 226th). Yorba Linda does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
