Kennedy was the 66-62 winner over Destiny Christian Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2014, but their luck changed this time around. The Kennedy Cougars took a hard 80-61 fall against the Destiny Christian Academy Lions on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Lions are ranked 123rd).
Kennedy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Clif Chandler-Manning, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christler Cee, who earned 15 points.
Destiny Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaylen Valdez led the charge by going 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The contest was Valdez's third in a row with at least ten points. Nick Andreotti was another key player, going 7 of 15 en route to 19 points.
Kennedy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Destiny Christian Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Kennedy Cougars face off against the West Park Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy is facing West Park at the right time seeing as West Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Destiny Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-52 win against Cordova on the 15th.
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