The Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars will head out on the road to challenge Valor Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses dating back to last season for Lake Balboa College Prep and nine for Valor Academy dating back to last season.
Lake Balboa College Prep is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake Balboa College Prep was beaten by Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology 53-19. The Cougars were down 41-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Lake Balboa College Prep got top-tier performance from Celine Assio, who posted 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 78.9% of Lake Balboa College Prep's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Marisela Rodriguez Rivera was another key player, putting up four points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 37-5, which was the final score in Valor Academy's tilt against Sun Valley Magnet on Friday.
Valor Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lake Balboa College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lake Balboa College Prep ended up a good deal behind Valor Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 36-21. Can Lake Balboa College Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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