After flying high against Estancia last Friday, Magnolia came back down to earth. The Magnolia Sentinels took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loara Saxons on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that the Sentinels let down their fans at home.
Several Sentinels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elysia Dellia, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abril Ortega, who earned ten points.
Loara got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sophia Rangel out in front who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Rangel has scored at least a third of Loara's points. Another player making a difference was Angela Ngo, who had five points in addition to ten rebounds and six assists.
Magnolia's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Loara, with the win, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Magnolia will head out to square off against Savanna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Magnolia has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Loara has already played their next contest (against Estancia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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